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Performance Comparison of Shape Memory Polymer Structures Printed by Fused Deposition Modeling and Melt Electrowriting

Tandon, Biranche  
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Sabahi, Nasim
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Farsi, Reza  
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September 4, 2024
Advanced Materials Technologies

Fused deposition modeling (FDM) and melt electrowriting (MEW) are techniques that use polymer fibers as building blocks for printing complex 3D structures, with fibers at the macroscopic and micrometer scale. Here, FDM and MEW are used to produce fibers of shape memory polymer at two different scales, and compare the performance of these fibers, in terms of shape fixity, shape recovery, and self‐healing properties. FDM and MEW are used for 4D printing of a shape memory polymer blend of thermoplastic poly(ε‐caprolactone) (30% by wt.) and a soft thermoplastic elastomer polyurethane (70% by wt.) at two different scales. The shape transformation from a programmed temporary state to the printed permanent shape in response to temperature as the stimuli imparts the 4D aspect to the printing. The mean fiber diameter of shape memory polymer produced by FDM and MEW is 340 and 40 µm, respectively. The manufactured fibers show an excellent shape fixity ratio (≈95%) and shape recovery properties (>84%). MEW fibers show a 1.5x faster recovery rate than FDM fibers due to the scaling effect. The excellent shape memory properties are complemented by self‐healing characteristics in the printed fibers. Additionally, MEW of a shape memory polymer is directly performed on a cylindrical collector to obtain tubular constructs which can potentially be used as stents for coronary or vascular applications.

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research article
DOI
10.1002/admt.202400466
Author(s)
Tandon, Biranche  

EPFL

Sabahi, Nasim
Farsi, Reza  

EPFL

Kangur, Taavet  
Boero, Giovanni
Bertsch, Arnaud  

EPFL

Li, Xiaopeng
Brugger, Jürgen  

EPFL

Date Issued

2024-09-04

Publisher

Wiley

Published in
Advanced Materials Technologies
Subjects

electrohydrodynamic

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FDM

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MEW

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microfabrication

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shape recovery

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smart polymers

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LMIS1  
FunderFunding(s)Grant NumberGrant URL

HORIZON EUROPE European Research Council

MEMS 4.0

742685

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September 5, 2024
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