Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 16 Issue 3

Fused deposition modeling of patient‐specific polymethylmethacrylate implants

David Espalin, Karina Arcaute, David Rodriguez, Francisco Medina, Matthew Posner, Ryan Wicker

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the use of medical‐grade polymethylmethacrylate (PMMA) in fused deposition modeling (FDM) to fabricate porous customized freeform…

Design and manufacture of a Formula SAE intake system using fused deposition modeling and fiber‐reinforced composite materials

Ryan Ilardo, Christopher B. Williams

The purpose of this paper is to discuss the design and manufacture of an intake system for a 600cc Formula Society of Automotive Engineers engine. Owing to the inherent geometric…

Multi‐material bonding in ultrasonic consolidation

J.O. Obielodan, A. Ceylan, L.E. Murr, B.E. Stucker

The increasing interest in engineering structures made from multiple materials has led to corresponding interest in technologies, which can fabricate multi‐material parts. The…

Additive fabrication of custom pedorthoses for clubfoot correction

Douglas Cook, Vito Gervasi, Robert Rizza, Sheku Kamara, Xue‐Cheng Liu

The purpose of this paper is to determine the most‐practical means of transforming computer‐aided‐design models of custom clubfoot pedorthoses into functional pedorthoses for…

Design of an actively actuated prosthetic socket

John T. Montgomery, Meagan R. Vaughan, Richard H. Crawford

A prosthetic socket worn by an amputee must serve a wide variety of functions, from stationary support to the transfer of forces necessary to move. Because a subject's residual…

Effect of laser fluence in laser‐assisted direct writing of human colon cancer cell

Yafu Lin, Guohui Huang, Yong Huang, Tzuen‐Rong Jeremy Tzeng, Douglas Chrisey

The purpose of this paper is to study the effect of laser fluence on the post‐transfer cell viability of human colon cancer cells (HT‐29) during a typical biofabrication process…

Microscale metal additive manufacturing of multi‐component medical devices

Adam Cohen, Richard Chen, Uri Frodis, Ming‐Ting Wu, Chris Folk

The purpose of this paper is to familiarize the reader with the capabilities of EFAB technology, a unique additive manufacturing process which yields fully assembled, functional…

Advanced process planning for subtractive rapid prototyping

Joseph E. Petrzelka, Matthew C. Frank

Subtractive rapid prototyping (SRP) uses layer‐based removal from a plurality of orientations in order to create geometry in a highly automated manner. However, unlike additive…

Guest editorial

Dave Bourell, Brent Stucker