Effect of Sterilization on the Dimensional and Mechanical Behavior of Polylactic Acid Pieces Produced by Fused Deposition Modeling

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 15; no. 15; p. 3317
• Main Authors: Garnica-Bohórquez, Israel, Güiza-Argüello, Viviana R, López-Gualdrón, Clara I
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.08.2023; MDPI
• Subjects: 3-D printers; additive manufacturing; Analysis; Back surgery; Chemical processes; Deposition; Developing countries; Dimensional stability; Formaldehyde; Fused deposition modeling; Lactic acid; LDCs; Low income groups; Manufacturing; material extrusion (MEX); Mechanical properties; Medical device industry; Medical devices; Medical equipment; Methods; Orthopedics; Polylactic acid; polylactic acid (PLA); Polymers; Software; Sterilization; Surgeons; Surgical instruments; Temperature; Titanium alloys; Colombia; United States > US; Netherlands; polylactic acid (PLA); additive manufacturing; material extrusion (MEX); sterilization

To successfully implement additive manufacturing (AM) techniques for custom medical device (MD) production with low-cost resources, it is imperative to understand the effect of common and affordable sterilization processes, such as formaldehyde or steam sterilization, on pieces manufactured by AM. I...