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Effect of filler content on
mechanical properties of
blue light-cured resin
composites using
Fab@home 3D printer
Zhouyi Fang 25386077
Supervisors: Dr. Andrey Molotnikov, Prof. George Simon and
Prof. Yuri Estrin
2015/10/30
Table of contents
1.
Abstract ............................................................................................................................. 2
2.
Introduction ....................................................................................................................... 3
2.1
2.2
Overview of Fab@home 3D printer ........................................................................... 3
2.3
Structure and specification of Fab@home 3D printer ............................................... 4
2.4
3.
Introduction of 3D printing ........................................................................................ 3
Printing materials ....................................................................................................... 6
Literature review ............................................................................................................... 8
3.1
The effect of filler content on the mechanical properties of resin composites ........ 8
3.2
The effect of exposure time on light-cured composites .......................................... 12
4.
Objectives of research ..................................................................................................... 12
5.
Experimental techniques ................................................................................................. 13
5.1
5.2
Optical microscopy ................................................................................................... 15
5.3
Tensile test ............................................................................................................... 15
5.4
6.
Printing specimens using Fab@home 3D printer...