Open AccessTesting the effects of fabrication parameters on the post-fabrication shape change of a three-dimensional printed textile platform
Author(s) -
Zahangir Khan,
Han He,
Xiaochen Chen,
Lauri Sydänheimo,
Leena Ukkonen,
Johanna Virkki
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
textile research journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.43
H-Index - 84
eISSN - 1746-7748
pISSN - 0040-5175
DOI - 10.1177/0040517521994678
Subject(s) - fabrication , infill , curvature , materials science , textile , composite material , fused filament fabrication , moisture , 3d printed , 3d printing , fabric structure , yarn , engineering drawing , mechanical engineering , structural engineering , engineering , geometry , biomedical engineering , mathematics , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
In this study, a moisture-stimulated three-dimensional printing filament was printed onto an elastic band. The created textile platform changes its shape permanently after exposure to a high-moisture environment. Three main manufacturing parameters – that is, the printed pattern’s infill percentage, the printed pattern’s thickness, and the textile stretch – were tested to study their effects on the platform curving process. It was observed that an increase of the printed pattern’s infill density from 20% to 80%, or the printed pattern’s thickness from 1.3 to 1.7 mm, resulted in reduced curvature, whereas an increase in the elastic band’s stretch extent from 120% to 130% of its original length increased the curvature. The achieved results can be very useful in the design and development of future four-dimensional printed structures, as well as in optimizing and programming moisture sensor performance, as several sensor manufacturing parameters can be modified according to the application and use environment.