Facile method for 3D printing conformally onto uneven surfaces and its application to face masks

Author:

Ji Zehao,Brion Douglas A. J.,Samson Kerr D. G.,Pattinson Sebastian W.

Abstract

AbstractConventional additive manufacturing processes, where parts are built through layer-wise deposition of material on a horizontal plane, can be limiting when a part must be printed or fit onto uneven surfaces. Such situations will arise with increasing frequency as additive manufacturing application areas such as construction and medical devices continue to grow. In this work, we develop a simple and practical approach to generate toolpaths to print 3D structures onto uneven surfaces conformally. The algorithm uses only conventional planar toolpaths of both the structure to be printed and the substrate to be printed on and converts these to non-planar toolpaths, allowing easy integration with existing additive manufacturing workflows. The technique is demonstrated by printing flexible seals onto bespoke rigid face mask frames conformally via a conventional single-material 3D printer using the generated conformal toolpath. A notable improvement in air seal performance was observed for customized face masks with conformal soft seals compared to conventionally 3D-printed fully rigid face masks. This also shows the potential of the developed toolpath generation method to aid in the prototyping and fabrication of conformal medical and other devices.

Funder

W.D. Armstrong Trust

Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council

Royal Society award

Academy of Medical Sciences

Isaac Newton Trust

Royal Academy of Engineering

Publisher

Springer Science and Business Media LLC

Subject

Multidisciplinary

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