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Vella Bamber, Tomas (author)This project focuses on enhancing the accessibility of 3D printing for repairers by designing a system in which repairers can collaborate with makers. Repair has become rare in societies with an abundance of cheap goods. However in recent years repair is making a gradual comeback in western culture. Citizen repair initiatives such as Repair...master thesis 2020
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van Tongeren, Edwin (author)Previous research proved the potential of using mussel shell waste as additive manufacturing (AM) material. In this thesis, mussel shell powder was combined with sodium alginate, since it allows reversible cross-linking. Due to reversible cross-linking, this water-soluble and recyclable material can temporarily be made water-resistant, so it can...master thesis 2020
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Haring, Frank (author)For over a decade the use of bio inspired adhesives have been explored to achieve high reversable attachment on a wide range of surfaces. Based on the fibrillar adhesive toepads of geckos, many patterned adhesives have been produced that are able to form and preserve contact with rigid and smooth substrates. But on other types of surfaces, such...master thesis 2020
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Magré, Joëll (author)The management of large acetabular defects remains one of the most challenging aspects of revision total hip arthroplasties. Failure of frequently used acetabular reconstruction components are, among others, caused by the lack of biological fixation, a non-physiological stress distribution and stress-shielding. Attempting to diminish these...master thesis 2020
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Sahu, Saswat (author)Functionally graded materials (FGMs) represent a new class of materials that consist of graded compositional and microstructural patterns allowing to tailor properties. Additive manufacturing (AM) or more commonly known as 3D-printing offers a paradigm shift in FGMs and engineering design due to its ability to produce components with complex...master thesis 2020
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Houriet, Caroline (author)Recent findings have highlighted the potential of a 3D-printable high-strength Liquid Crystal Polymer, whose anisotropy can be fostered for topology optimization intents. The mesostructure of a 3D-printed liquid crystal polymer is studied: the observation of interlayer features under the form of regular notches or spiraling patterns swirls is...master thesis 2019
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Coppens, Jessica (author)This master thesis is a graduation project of the master study Integrated Product Design at Delft University of Technology. It was executed in collaboration with the Material Experience Lab in the faculty Industrial Design Engineering. The project follows the Material Driven Design method by Elvin Karana. The material being researched is the...master thesis 2019
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Martoredjo, Ruth (author)In the field of prostheses, significant developments have been accomplished so far in low-cost prosthetic limbs using 3D printing technology. However, when it comes to prosthetic hands, 3D printed prosthetic hands are still limited in their grasping ability, such as the adaptability to the shape of an object and a sufficient pinch force level...master thesis 2019
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van Aken, Joris (author)Cartilage repair remains a major challenge and treatment of osteochondral defects generally results in inferior quality fibrous repair tissue. This study aims to elaborate on the work of Korthagen et al. who developed a thermoplastic polyurethane and polyetherketoneketone implant to treat osteochondral defects. Although promising results were...master thesis 2019
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Dees, Bram (author)Radically new technologies, of which ‘the functionality was new to the market or the price-performance ratio was much better than contemporary products’ (Ortt, 2012), can be both risky and rewarding to develop. The innovation phase is the period from invention of a radically new technology until the first market introduction. This research into...master thesis 2019
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Kamber, Fehmihan (author)The research phase starts with an extensive literature study. To this end, a research question was drawn up, which reads as follows: What possibilities does Additive Manufacturing (AM) offer in airworthy aircraft part production and in what way can suitable parts be selected and redesigned? The most interesting findings from this literature...master thesis 2019
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Panda, Subhranshu (author)Passive measures to tackle increasing energy demands of modern buildings are aimed to generate energy from the roof or the ground beneath and by improving insulation to isolate indoors and outdoors. The author targets the opaque facade sections of a building to develop an active panel to exchange solar thermal energy with his project THERM...master thesis 2019
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Bhatia, Ivneet (author)This research investigates the potential of 3D printed sand moulds for casting structural glass column having optimised cross section. Conventionally, Glass, in architectural industry, has been used in form of sheets (Float glass) due to ease of fabrication of planar sheets, but in last few years, cast glass bricks have been used for creating...master thesis 2019
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Ammar Taher Nabil Ibrahim, Ammar (author)Since 3D printing is relatively new in the architecture applications, exploring how it could be integrated with environment-friendly materials as clay could lead to a more sustainable approach for materialising complex building components.<br/>This research is investigating the answer to the research question “What are the printing techniques...master thesis 2019
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Bazuin, Loes (author)The DragonFlex, world’s first 3D-printed steerable Minimally Invasive Surgery (MIS) instrument, showing promising results for the medical field, is made by means of 3D-printing, and features simple assembly, while exhibiting high bending stiffness. In this research, the possibilities with additive manufacturing are explored even further, by...master thesis 2019
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Stol, Pieter (author)While touch Interfaces have greatly improved the user friendliness and functional possibilities of devices, haptic feedback has been lacking in user interface design. Good Haptic feedback not only gives confirmation of a key press, but also enriches the user interaction and improves the usability of interfaces.<br/>This absence of haptic...master thesis 2019
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Noë, tom (author)Children missing an upper limb face a wide range of issues. Besides the difficulties adult prosthetic users face, such as unsatisfactory function, comfort, and appearance, children also have to deal with the challenges associated with growth. The goal of this thesis was to design an appealing solution for these growing children with an upper...master thesis 2019
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Burger, Joris (author)Research and development in additive manufacturing with concrete has become more widespread over the last decade. The processes developed range from concrete extrusion, to digital fabrication of formworks and the unification of formwork and reinforcement. Although they enable the production of increasingly material-efficient structures, the...master thesis 2019
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van Helvoort, Derron (author)Additive manufacturing allows material structuring, supporting the fabrication of multiple-level structures or metamaterials. Through the lens of classical stress reduction, nature’s cellular solid structures feature stress-homogenizing nodal topologies. Avian long bones are an example. Research into the mechanics of open cell cellular solids...master thesis 2019
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Aldin, Zainab (author)In spite of the fact that there are many advantages of alkali activated materials (also called geopolymers) over the cement-based materials, geopolymer concrete has been used in the past for construction purposes on a very limited level. Among the many advantages of geopolymers compared with the cement-based materials is less CO2 emission, it...master thesis 2019
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