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User-Tailored Orthosis Design for 3D Printing with PLACTIVE: A Quick Methodology

Betsy Chaparro-Rico Orcid Logo, Katiuscia Martinello Orcid Logo, Sergio Fucile Orcid Logo, Daniele Cafolla Orcid Logo

Crystals, Volume: 11, Issue: 5, Start page: 561

Swansea University Author: Daniele Cafolla Orcid Logo

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DOI (Published version): 10.3390/cryst11050561

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This paper proposes a methodology for user-tailored orthosis design for 3D printing that aims to give a non-expert, user-oriented tool that easily generates a customized orthosis. Additionally, this work aims to verify the biocompatibility of the PLACTIVE™ (PLACTIVE AN1™, nano-additive concentration...

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Published in: Crystals
ISSN: 2073-4352
Published: MDPI AG 2021
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URI: https://cronfa.swan.ac.uk/Record/cronfa62495
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Abstract: This paper proposes a methodology for user-tailored orthosis design for 3D printing that aims to give a non-expert, user-oriented tool that easily generates a customized orthosis. Additionally, this work aims to verify the biocompatibility of the PLACTIVE™ (PLACTIVE AN1™, nano-additive concentration 1%, Copper 3D, Santiago, Chile) filament after extrusion to check its feasibility for 3D printed orthoses. A forefinger and a thumb orthosis were successfully designed applying the proposed methodology. The results showed that the proposed methodology is able to generate simple and practical orthoses through a fairly easy and intuitive procedure. Furthermore, experimental tests showed that the biocompatibility of the PLACTIVE™ filament is not affected after extrusion process, suggesting that it is a feasible material for 3D-printed orthoses.
Keywords: PLACTIVE; biocompatibility; 3D printing; rapid prototyping; orthosis; neurorehabilitation
College: Faculty of Science and Engineering
Funders: This work was funded by a grant from Ministero della Salute (Ricerca Corrente 2021).
Issue: 5
Start Page: 561

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