Towards the next generation of 3D printing method for printing microfiltration membranes

Current membrane fabrication processes are not sustainable as they are energy-intensive and require hazardous solvents. Additive manufacturing, due to its low waste production and the absence of harmful chemicals, can provide a more sustainable membrane manufacturing process. Up to this point, there was no way to 3D-print a membrane that meets...

Creating ocular prosthetics using parametric modelling: Developing an new workflow for the parametric 3D-modelling of ultra-personalized ocular prosthetics

In the Netherlands roughly 20.000 people wear an ocular prosthetic as a consequence of losing their eye due to an accident or disease. An ocular prosthetic is a type of facial prosthesis that replaces an absent natural eye. The main goal of an ocular prosthetic is to provide an aesthetic replacement of a real eye. It does not restore the ability...

PET GROWN: A self-sustaining, mono-material and multi-functional green roof module

The built environment is and will be the place in which most of the people live and its expansion is unavoidable due to urbanization. However, such a phenomenon will increase further the already high material consumption in the building industry, as well as the waste generation. A development that rises many concerns in modern society and, thus,...

Development and prototyping of an integrated 3D-printed façade for thermal regulation in complex geometries

Currently, several research projects investigate Additive Manufacturing (AM) technology as possible construction method for future buildings. AM methods have some advantages over other production processes, such as great freedom of form, shape complexity, scale and material use. These characteristics are relevant for façade applications, which...

The Filament Factory: Building from Waste

Chicago is the third largest city in the US, but is also in the bottom 10 worst recycling cities. Building on the research done to revitalize old industrial area's of Chicago, the "Filament Factory" is a building that takes an active step to rethinking the way plastic is used and recycled. Today over 61% of plastic is dumped on landfills where...