Design Aspects of Additive Manufacturing at Microscale: A Review

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Μονάδα:
Ερευνητικό υλικό ΕΚΠΑ
Τίτλος:
Design Aspects of Additive Manufacturing at Microscale: A Review
Γλώσσες Τεκμηρίου:
Αγγλικά
Περίληψη:
Additive manufacturing (AM) technology has been researched and developed for almost three decades. Microscale AM is one of the fastest-growing fields of research within the AM area. Considerable progress has been made in the development and commercialization of new and innovative microscale AM processes, as well as several practical applications in a variety of fields. However, there are still significant challenges that exist in terms of design, available materials, processes, and the ability to fabricate true three-dimensional structures and systems at a microscale. For instance, microscale AM fabrication technologies are associated with certain limitations and constraints due to the scale aspect, which may require the establishment and use of specialized design methodologies in order to overcome them. The aim of this paper is to review the main processes, materials, and applications of the current microscale AM technology, to present future research needs for this technology, and to discuss the need for the introduction of a design methodology. Thus, one of the primary concerns of the current paper is to present the design aspects describing the comparative advantages and AM limitations at the microscale, as well as the selection of processes and materials. © 2022 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
Έτος δημοσίευσης:
2022
Συγγραφείς:
Rogkas, N.
Vakouftsis, C.
Spitas, V.
Lagaros, N.D.
Georgantzinos, S.K.
Περιοδικό:
IEEJ Transactions on Sensors and Micromachines
Εκδότης:
MDPI
Τόμος:
13
Αριθμός / τεύχος:
5
Λέξεις-κλειδιά:
Additives; Design, 'current; Additive manufacturing process; Additive manufacturing technology; Commercialisation; Design Methodology; Manufacturing IS; Materials process; Microscale; Process; Three-dimensional structure, 3D printers
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DOI:
10.3390/mi13050775
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