Impact behaviour of 3D printed cellular structures for mouthguard applications

• Published in: Scientific reports Vol. 12; no. 1; p. 4020
• Main Authors: Saunders, John, Lißner, Maria, Townsend, David, Petrinic, Nik, Bergmann, Jeroen
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 07.03.2022; Nature Portfolio
• Subjects: 639/166; 639/301; Equipment Design; Humanities and Social Sciences; Materials Testing; Mouth Protectors; multidisciplinary; Printing, Three-Dimensional; Science; Science (multidisciplinary)

Ethylene-Vinyl Acetate (EVA) is the most popular material for manufacturing mouthguards. However, EVA mouthguards are problematic, for example inconsistent thicknesses across the mouthguard. Additive manufacturing provides a promising solution to this problem, as it can manufacture mouthguards with...