Enhancements    

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SELF-SENSING POLYMER COMPOSITES

ADDITIVE MANUFACTURING OF SELF-SENSING POLYMER COMPOSITES
PI: Yirong Lin
Co-PI: David Espalin, Ryan Wicker
Sponsor: US DEPARTMENT OF ENERGY THROUGH HONEYWELL FEDERAL MANUFACTURING AND TECHNOLOGIES, LLC
W.M. Keck Center for 3-D Innovation
Amount awarded: $50,000

The goal of this project is to explore the incorporation of smart materials in additively manufactured polymer structures for embedded sensing applications. Several smart materials such as piezoelectrics and thermochromics will be incorporated into polymer matrix including silicone or epoxy using additive manufacturing technology namely direct write.

Posting date: Tue, 11/24/2020

Award start date: Wed, 10/28/2020
Award end date: Tue, 08/31/2021