I can imagine the meeting: Our printed parts suck, they are porous as f***. ...Aaah lets just sell them as filters. 😂 Also very funny: They made filters that exceeded the N95 standard, you just couldn't breath through it. I would say the same applies to a plastic bag that you put over your head 😂😂
I hope this concept of air handling filters really takes off. This can make the Air conditioning equipment’s in summer possible to operate without the fear of Corona spread . Marevellous concept of porosity being controlled
Singapore is one of the biggest users of desalinization, what they're looking into is solid state ceramic filters to replace membrane. This company should look into producing 3d printed desalinization filters.
how does the oxidation of the copper affect the viral "filtration" properies? I imagine with enough oxidation that some of the channels in the "maze" are closed off. If the Copper itself has an effect on the virus, then one the particle is covered in oxidation, what effect does that have?
Is it possible to 3d print similar porous polymer substance using Polyjet or FDM or SLS printer. I'm working on generating polymer based heat pipe for which it required to print the wick structure using a polymer based printer. Any leads will be helpful.
Our social media followers came through with a few ideas! Selective laser sintering (SLS) was the most common suggestion, with two replies mentioning SLS of nylon specifically. One commenter said it might be possible to create the porosity this way with careful particle size distribution and semi-sintering some of the powder. If material is a concern, one Twitter follower thought Arburg’s Freeformer material jetting platform might be able to build a filter (and it’s compatible with many injection molding polymers). Another possibility might be extrusion with a specialized filament. We’ve just learned about one called Caverna that combines polypropylene with a soluble material that can be washed out after printing to leave a sponge-like texture behind.
I can imagine the meeting: Our printed parts suck, they are porous as f***. ...Aaah lets just sell them as filters. 😂
Also very funny: They made filters that exceeded the N95 standard, you just couldn't breath through it.
I would say the same applies to a plastic bag that you put over your head 😂😂
I hope this concept of air handling filters really takes off.
This can make the Air conditioning equipment’s in summer possible to operate without the fear of Corona spread .
Marevellous concept of porosity being controlled
The Cool Parts Show is a brilliant repository of forward-looking AM case studies 👏
Singapore is one of the biggest users of desalinization, what they're looking into is solid state ceramic filters to replace membrane. This company should look into producing 3d printed desalinization filters.
how does the oxidation of the copper affect the viral "filtration" properies? I imagine with enough oxidation that some of the channels in the "maze" are closed off. If the Copper itself has an effect on the virus, then one the particle is covered in oxidation, what effect does that have?
I had no idea printers could print in such detail
How about reusable vehicle oil filter that you can rinse out...
Is it possible to 3d print similar porous polymer substance using Polyjet or FDM or SLS printer.
I'm working on generating polymer based heat pipe for which it required to print the wick structure using a polymer based printer.
Any leads will be helpful.
Good question! We don’t know the answer, but someone in our community might. Would you mind if we shared this on Twitter and LinkedIn?
@@AdditiveManufacturing , yes. You can share.
Our social media followers came through with a few ideas! Selective laser sintering (SLS) was the most common suggestion, with two replies mentioning SLS of nylon specifically. One commenter said it might be possible to create the porosity this way with careful particle size distribution and semi-sintering some of the powder. If material is a concern, one Twitter follower thought Arburg’s Freeformer material jetting platform might be able to build a filter (and it’s compatible with many injection molding polymers). Another possibility might be extrusion with a specialized filament. We’ve just learned about one called Caverna that combines polypropylene with a soluble material that can be washed out after printing to leave a sponge-like texture behind.