pla composite
Focus on Improving PLA Mechanical Properties with Addition of Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate)
In ‘Improving Mechanical Properties for Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing of Poly(Lactic Acid) by Annealing and blending with Poly(3-Hydroxybutyrate),’ researchers from Ghent University in Belgium, and Sichuan University in China, explore new…
Researchers Test PLA CaC03 Composite Materials to Make 3D Printed Splints
In a paper entitled “Novel PLA-CaCO3 Composites in Additive Manufacturing of Upper Limb Casts and Orthotics—A Feasibility Study,” a group of researchers looks at 3D printing to treat upper limb…
Philament Offers PLA Composite Filaments for Specialized Industrial 3D Printing Applications
PLA filament offers plenty of benefits – it’s biodegradable, it’s non-toxic and can be made to be food-safe, it’s easy to print, and it’s a favorite of many makers for its…
Wound Up — 3Dom USA’s New Coffee 3D Printer Filament Takes Bio-materials to the Next Level
Materials, materials, materials! That’s what 2015 seems to be all about within the FDM/FFF 3D printing space. While hardware manufacturers battle it out for the fastest, most accurate, most affordable…
ColiDo Announces New Wood Composite PLA and ABS 3D Printer Filaments
It’s incredible what a difference a few years can make. Back when I initially was turned on to FDM/FFF 3D printing there were very few choices when it came to…