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Edgar Benjamin Montufar Jimenez, Ph.D.
Robocasting, an additive manufacturing method for metals, ceramics, hydrogels and composites
Robocasting is a cost effective and versatile additive manufacturing technology. Originally developed to build ceramic materials, it has been explored for 3D printing cements, metals, composites, and hydrogels. Robocasting was introduced at Brno University of Technology in 2015, evolving from the processing of self-hardening ceramics to the biofabrication of cell loaded constructs. This talk summarizes the most recent developments performed in robocasting at CEITEC-BUT, including modelling of the mechanical behaviour of porous structures, effect of unconventional consolidation techniques on the monotonic and cyclic mechanical properties, competitiveness of porous titanium as synthetic bone graft and catalytical support, and the cryopreservation of tissue engineering constructs.
Ing. Petr Lepcio, Ph.D.
Light in the service of 3D printing: vat photopolymerization techniques
Life needs light, and so does 3D printing with photopolymers. Learn the basic principles of vat photopolymerization, reveal the main components of a photosensitive resin, and discover the important parameters and characterization tools.
Ing. Přemysl Šťastný, Ph.D.
Shaping of ceramic parts using blue light
Introduction to 3D printing based on stereolithography for preparing high-quality advanced ceramic materials. The talk will introduce the process of preparing photosensitive ceramic suspensions and the challenges related to the preparation of the suspensions.
Ing. Klára Lysáková
4D printing of smart stimuli-responding hydrogel
What does 4D printing of hydrogel materials mean? Extrusion-based low-temperature 3D printing (also Direct Ink Writing - DIW) of crosslinkable synthetic polymers resulting in dynamic hydrogels. 4D potential represents the time factor, and the additional possibility of crosslinking the 3D printed hydrogel by stimuli (blue light, temperature, pH change, multivalent ions) leads to increase strength and cohesion of the scaffold going along with the size/shape change.
Mgr. Přemysl Menčík, Ph.D.
The influence of main process parameters in extrusion 3D printing of gel and cement
Like any 3D printing method, paste printing has its specifics. Familiarization with the method and a basic overview of printing parameters. What are the relationships between them and how do they influence each other.
