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Breast Scaffolds
3D Scanning
3D printable, biodegradable breast scaffolds for implantation designed from .gcode raster-based patterns
Auxetic Materials in Unit Cells
Extrusion
- Traditional Method
- Soft and Hard extrustion
- Greatest Material Range
"Smart structure" with flexible, yet strong properties
Powder Based
- Most Accurate Method, hard to detect layers
- Metal 3D printing
Light Curing
- DLP: Digital Light Processing
- SLA: Stereolithiography
My own Adventure
Example Prints
- Trial and error
- Experimentation
- Kits are very cheap,
<$500AUD
PhD Project
To explore different design principles for scaffold design in Tissue Engineering
Triply Periodic Minimal Surface Structures
Different Layering Additive Manufacturing Techniques
Mathematically modelled "Smart Scaffold" with high porosity and strength
My Experience
What is 3D printing?
PhD Project
Limitations
- Material Choice
- Directional weakness
- Shape limitations
How can Additive Manufacturing be useful for you?
- No waste
- Greater intricacy in shape with no extra cost, Freedom of design
- Fast, inexpensive
- Accurate research models for display
- Replacement plastic parts
- Custom work aids
- Business "cards"
- Custom gifts
- Prototyping products
About
3D Printing
How can this be useful for you?
Free Model Websites
Additive Manufacturing: "Manufacturing for design"
What services are available?
- Freedom of Design
- Minimal material wastage
- Greater variety of structural properties achievable
- Supports can be used for generating overhang structures
3D Model Software
Many free, open source and paid options available all the way along the production chain.
"Design for Manufacturing" vs. "Manufacturing for Design"
3D Model
Slicing
Limitations
3D Scanning Software
Gcode Language
- Extra material use,
- Limited design potential.
Practical Model Considerations
Support Structures
$25 for 3D printer inductions,
UP! Mini Printers and Laser cutting services
Directional Strength and Weakness
3D Printed
Community Based Services
- Too many 3D printers available on the market now to describe in detail
Brisbane Hackerspace
Brisbane Additive Manufacturing
- $30/$60 Monthly fee for 24/7 access to 3D printers and a range of other equipment
Decentralised Services: 3D Hubs
Commercial
Services
Bilby 3D: Scanning and Printing
Council Services
Stephanie Piper
piper3dp.com
@sjpiper145
steph@piper3dp.com
Shapeways
7 hours free 3D printing for businesses
3D Space Labs: 3D printers and Classes/Events
High Quality Powder-based prints