Singapore Institute of Manufacturing Technology (SIMTech)
Recent Submissions
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Selective laser melting of lattice structures: a statistical approach to manufacturability and mechanical behavior
(2017)This paper investigates the effect of processing parameters on the dimensional accuracy and mechanical properties of cellular lattice structures fabricated by additive manufacturing, also known as 3D printing. The samples ... -
65-fs Pulses at 2 µm in a compact Tm-doped all-fiber laser by dispersion and nonliearity management
(2017)We report a compact ultrafast thulium-doped all-fiber laser delivering 65-fs pulses through nonlinear compression in a dispersion and nonlinearity managed fiber chain. The laser outputs 560-mW, 3.2-nJ pulses with a very ... -
Characterization of mechanical properties and fracture mode of additively manufactured carbon fiber and glass fiber reinforced thermoplastics
(2017)Continuous fiber-reinforced polymer (FRP) composites have been used for many applications to create strong yet lightweight products due to their high strength-to-weight and stiffness-to-weight ratios. Aerospace [1], ... -
Crack monitoring and failure investigation on inkjet printed sandwich structures under quasi-static indentation test
(2017)In this research contribution, effort is taken to monitor the crack initiation and crack propagation of three-dimensional (3D) printed corrugated sandwich structures using acoustic emission technique. Vertical pillars were ... -
Laser and electron-beam powder-bed additive manufacturing of metallic implants: A review on processes, materials and designs
(2015)Additive manufacturing (AM), also commonly known as 3D printing, allows the direct fabrication of functional parts with complex shapes from digital models. In this review, the current progress of two AM processes suitable ... -
Applying Macromolecular Crowding to 3D Bioprinting: Fabrication of 3D Hierarchical Porous Collagen-based Hydrogel Constructs
(2018)Native tissues and/or organs possess complex hierarchical porous structures that confer highly-specific cellular functions. Despite advances in fabrication processes, it is still very challenging to emulate the hierarchical ... -
Fabrication of titanium based biphasic scaffold using selective laser melting and collagen immersion
(2017)Tissue engineering approaches have been adopted to address challenges in osteochondral tissue regeneration. Single phase scaffolds, which consist of only one single material throughout the whole structure, have been used ... -
Characterization of Titanium Lattice Structures Fabricated by Selective Laser Melting Using an Adapted Compressive Test Method
(2016)This paper investigates the effect of designs and process parameters on the dimensional accuracy and compressive behavior of cellular lattice structures fabricated using selective laser melting (SLM). Two unit cell types, ... -
Proof-of-concept: 3D bioprinting of pigmented human skin constructs
(2018)Three-dimensional (3D) pigmented human skin constructs have been fabricated using a 3D bioprinting approach. The 3D pigmented human skin constructs are obtained from using three different types of skin cells (keratinocytes, ... -
Direct Selective Laser Sintering and Melting of Ceramics: A review
(2017)Purpose: This paper aims to provide a review on the process of additive manufacturing of ceramic materials, focusing on partial and full melting of ceramic powder by a high-energy laser beam without the use of binders. ... -
Photocatalytic and Adsorption Performances of Faceted Cuprous Oxide (Cu2O) Particles for the Removal of Methyl Orange (MO) from Aqueous Media
(2017)Particles of sub-micron size possess significant capacity to adsorb organic molecules from aqueous media. Semiconductor photocatalysts in particle form could potentially be utilized for dye removal through either physical ... -
Magnetic Janus Particles Synthesized by Droplet Micro-magnetofluidic Techniques for Protein Detection
(2017)Magnetic droplets on a microfluidic platform can acts as micro-robots, providing wireless, remote, and programmable control. This field of droplet micro-magnetofluidics (DMMF) is useful for droplet merging, mixing and ... -
Crystallographic Correlations with Anisotropic Oxide Ion Conduction in Aluminum-Doped Neodymium Silicate Apatite Electrolytes
(2013)To better understand the oxide ion conduction mechanism of rare earth silicate apatites as intermediate temperature electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC), the effect of lower valent metal doping on the performance ... -
Interstitial Oxide Ion Distribution and Transport Mechanism in Aluminum-Doped Neodymium Silicate Apatite Electrolytes
(2016)Rare earth silicate apatites are one-dimensional channel structures that show potential as electrolytes for solid oxide fuel cells (SOFC) due to their high ionic conductivity at intermediate temperatures (500–700 °C). This ... -
Single crystal growth of apatite-type Al-doped neodymium silicates by the floating zone method
(2011)Lanthanoid silicates (Ln9.33Si6O26) adopt the hexagonal apatite structure and show potential as solid oxide fuel cell (SOFC) electrolytes due to their high oxide ion conductivity at intermediate temperatures (500–700 °C). ... -
Photocatalytic and Adsorption Performances of Faceted Cuprous Oxide (Cu2O) Particles for the Removal of Methyl Orange (MO) from Aqueous Media
(2017)Particles of sub-micron size possess significant capacity to adsorb organic molecules from aqueous media. Semiconductor photocatalysts in particle form could potentially be utilized for dye removal through either physical ... -
An additive manufacturing process model for product family design
(2016)Additive manufacturing (AM) is projected to have a profound impact on mass customisation. In order to benefit from this new technology, we need to incorporate AM into design processes. This paper addresses that need by ... -
Inkjet-Printed Porous Silver Thin Film as a Cathode for a Low-Temperature Solid Oxide Fuel Cell
(2016)In this work we report a porous silver thin film cathode that was fabricated by a simple inkjet printing process for low-temperature solid oxide fuel cell applications. The electrochemical performance of the inkjet-printed ... -
Activation and inactivation of Bacillus pumilus spores by kiloelectron volt X-ray irradiation
(2017)In this study, we investigated the inactivation efficacy of endospore-forming bacteria, Bacillus pumilus, irradiated by low-energy X-rays of different beam qualities. The different low-energy X-rays studied had cut-off ... -
Aluminium-carbon nanotubes composites produced from friction stir processing and selective laser melting
(2016)Aluminium reinforced with multi-wall carbon nanotubes was produced using friction stir processing and selective laser melting. Very fine grains were successfully achieved in both methods with high Vickers hardness values. ...