Scientists of Tomsk Polytechnic University have found out that 3D printing of FDM can be used for the manufacture of ferroelectric and piezoelectric products.
"At the moment, expensive ceramic materials are used for the development of products, which are difficult to give the desired shape during processing. Today, several research groups in the USA, Europe, and China are working on this problem," notes an employee of the B.P. Weinberg TPU Scientific and Educational CenterEvgeny Bolbasov. - However, colleagues use complex technical processes and expensive equipment. We used a common and affordable 3D printer in our work. This allows us to use our method in any laboratory."
The new 3D printing method will remove the existing restrictions and make it possible to manufacture products of all shapes and sizes. The development will also make it possible in the future to create "smart" devices with high efficiency and low cost. For example, biosensors, energy sources and converters for micro devices, individual implants, a "smart" chemical reactor.
