The improvement of mechanical and thermal properties of polyamide 12 3D printed parts by fused deposition modelling

This paper addresses the utilisation of fused deposition modelling (FDM) technology using polyamide 12, incorporated with bioceramic fillers (i.e.zirconia and hydroxyapatite) as a candidate for biomedical applications.The entire production process of printed PA12 is described, starting with compounding, filament wire fabrication and finally, FDM printing.The potential to process PA12 using this technique and mechanical, thermal and morphological...