3D-Printed Material Inspired by Bone (IMAGE)

Purdue University

3D-Printed Material Inspired by Bone

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Engineers designed a material with the same amount of rod- and plate-like structures as human trabeculae and arranged them in a periodic pattern, presenting a new way to strengthen lightweight 3D-printed structures.

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Purdue University photo/Pablo Zavattieri

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