Fabrication of PCU/UHMWPE polymeric blends and 3D printing using the same

Inventors

Raissa Araujo Borges, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville
Min Zou, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville

Document Type

Patent

Publication Date

11-30-2021

Abstract

The present invention relates to methods of fabricating PCU/UHMWPE blended filaments and medical implantable structures using 3D printing of polymeric material, such as PCU/UHMWPE blend structures. The 3D printer dispenses said polymeric material in a layer-by-layer manner to create said medical implant. Polymeric material is dispensed at up to 100% infill. In one embodiment, the layer-by-layer dispensing is at a reduced speed for the bottom and top 1 to 10 layers.

Department

Mechanical Engineering

Patent Number

US11185612

Application Number

US 20190247544 A1

Application Published

8-15-2019

Application Filed

2-11-2019

Assignee

Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas (Fayetteville, AR)

Comments

Raissa Araujo Borges, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR
Min Zou, Department of Mechanical Engineering, University of Arkansas, Fayetteville, AR

Citation

Borges, R. A., & Zou, M. (2021). Fabrication of PCU/UHMWPE polymeric blends and 3D printing using the same. Patents Granted. Retrieved from https://scholarworks.uark.edu/pat/425