Environment-friendly and reusable ink for 3D printing of metallic structures

There is an increasing need for 3D printing of metallic structures in a green and cost-effective way. Here, an environment-friendly and reusable metallic ink was developed for an economical metal 3D printing method. The metallic ink is composed of steel micro powders, a biodegradable polymer: chitos...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Chao Xu, Qinghua Wu, Gilles L'Espérance, Louis Laberge Lebel, Daniel Therriault
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2018-12-01
Series:Materials & Design
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127518307184