Rapid Prototyping Journal: Volume 18 Issue 1

Top surface quality research for direct metal laser fabrication

Jialin Yang, Hongwu Ouyang, Chao Xu, Yang Wang

The purpose of this paper is to describe the stability and properties of the direct metal laser fabrication (DMLF) process, by putting forward top surface quality (TSQ), which…

The effects and interactions of fabrication parameters on the properties of selective laser sintered hydroxyapatite polyamide composite biomaterials

M.M. Savalani, L. Hao, P.M. Dickens, Y. Zhang, K.E. Tanner, R.A. Harris

Hydroxyapatite‐polymer composite materials are being researched for the development of low‐load bearing implants because of their bioactive and osteoconductive properties, while…

Experimental design approach to optimize selective laser melting of martensitic 17‐4 PH powder: part I – single laser tracks and first layer

M. Averyanova, E. Cicala, Ph. Bertrand, Dominique Grevey

The purpose of this paper is to investigate the effect of main process parameters of selective laser melting (SLM) technology on single lines and single layers manufactured from…

Statistical modeling and minimization of form error in SLS prototyping

K. Senthilkumaran, P.M. Pandey, P.V.M. Rao

The purpose of this paper is to report experimental investigations performed to analyze the effect of process parameters on the shape accuracy of selective laser sintered (SLS…

Effective fabrication method of 3D ceramic photonic crystals with diamond structure

Shibin Chen, Dichen Li, Xiaoyong Tian, Minjie Wang, Wei Dai

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel and effective fabricating method of 3D ceramic photonic crystals with diamond structure.

Effect of process parameters on the morphological and mechanical properties of 3D Bioextruded poly(ε‐caprolactone) scaffolds

M. Domingos, F. Chiellini, A. Gloria, L. Ambrosio, P. Bartolo, E. Chiellini

This paper aims to report a detailed study regarding the influence of process parameters on the morphological/mechanical properties of poly(ε‐caprolactone) (PCL) scaffolds…

Fabrication of a bio‐inspired beta‐Tricalcium phosphate/collagen scaffold based on ceramic stereolithography and gel casting for osteochondral tissue engineering

Weiguo Bian, Dichen Li, Qin Lian, Xiang Li, Weijie Zhang, Kunzheng Wang, Zhongmin Jin

The purpose of this paper is to fabricate and characterize osteochondral beta‐tricalcium phosphate/collagen scaffold with bio‐inspired design by ceramic stereolithography (CSL…

Selective laser melting (SLM) of gold (Au)

Mushtaq Khan, Phill Dickens

Different metals have been processed using laser‐based solid freeform fabrication (SFF) processes but very little work has been published on the selective laser melting (SLM) of…

Editorial

Ian Campbell