Additive Manufacturing
University College Dublin
Ireland
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Printing Technologies
- Stereolithography (photo polymer)
- Selective Laser Sintering (powder bed and lasers)
- Plaster-based 3D printing (powder bed and inkjet)
- Laminated object manufacturing (paper, foil, plastic film )
- Fused Deposition Modelling (extrusion)
Design Optimisation
Medical Application
Complex Geometries
Complex Internal Structures
Turbulators
Nano-Scale Fabrication
Bio-Printing
Applications in UCD
- Biology
- Medicine
- Anatomy
- Design optimisation
- Testing and validation
Benefits for UCD
- No center of excellence in Ireland
- Rapid prototyping for NOVA UCD
- Additive manufacturing collaboration with industry (Osteoanchor, Stryker)
- 3D research transferable to other application
- Collaboration with European manufacturers
- Patent expiration driving system development