Additive Manufacturing
University College Dublin
Ireland
Stereolithography file (STL)
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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
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