DEVELOPMENT OF NEXT-GENERATION TEXTILE SURFACES USING 3D PRINTING WITH DIFFERENT FILAMENT STRUCTURES

Project no. 32421 · Status: Kapanmış (Yayın bekleniyor) · 2024

Summary

<p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">It&nbsp;is&nbsp;well&nbsp;known&nbsp;that&nbsp;in&nbsp;recent&nbsp;years,&nbsp;the&nbsp;textile&nbsp;and&nbsp;ready-to-wear&nbsp;industries&nbsp;have&nbsp;been&nbsp;seeking&nbsp;sustainable&nbsp;alternatives&nbsp;to&nbsp;traditional&nbsp;production&nbsp;methods.&nbsp;For&nbsp;this&nbsp;reason,&nbsp;additive&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;systems&nbsp;using&nbsp;3D&nbsp;printers&nbsp;have&nbsp;also&nbsp;become&nbsp;a&nbsp;focus&nbsp;of&nbsp;research&nbsp;in&nbsp;this&nbsp;field.&nbsp;However,&nbsp;research&nbsp;has&nbsp;shown&nbsp;that&nbsp;many&nbsp;existing&nbsp;3D-printed&nbsp;textile&nbsp;structures&nbsp;resemble&nbsp;decorative&nbsp;lattice&nbsp;or&nbsp;chainmail&nbsp;designs&nbsp;rather&nbsp;than&nbsp;functional&nbsp;textile&nbsp;surfaces&nbsp;suitable&nbsp;for&nbsp;apparel&nbsp;applications.&nbsp;In&nbsp;this&nbsp;context,&nbsp;this&nbsp;study&nbsp;proposes&nbsp;a&nbsp;systematic&nbsp;approach&nbsp;to&nbsp;developing&nbsp;next-generation&nbsp;fabric&nbsp;structures&nbsp;using&nbsp;additive&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;systems.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">Five&nbsp;different&nbsp;types&nbsp;of&nbsp;filaments&nbsp;were&nbsp;used&nbsp;within&nbsp;the&nbsp;scope&nbsp;of&nbsp;the&nbsp;project&nbsp;to&nbsp;produce&nbsp;flexible&nbsp;and&nbsp;wearable&nbsp;surface&nbsp;structures.&nbsp;These&nbsp;include&nbsp;TPU&nbsp;(Thermoplastic&nbsp;Polyurethane),&nbsp;PLA&nbsp;(Polylactic&nbsp;Acid),&nbsp;HYPER&nbsp;PLA&nbsp;(High-Speed&nbsp;Polylactic&nbsp;Acid),&nbsp;ABS&nbsp;(Acrylonitrile&nbsp;Butadiene&nbsp;Styrene),&nbsp;and&nbsp;PET&nbsp;(Polyethylene&nbsp;Terephthalate).&nbsp;Using&nbsp;these&nbsp;filaments,&nbsp;a&nbsp;total&nbsp;of&nbsp;120&nbsp;different&nbsp;samples&nbsp;were&nbsp;produced&nbsp;by&nbsp;varying&nbsp;surface&nbsp;patterns,&nbsp;surface&nbsp;thicknesses,&nbsp;layer&nbsp;height,&nbsp;layer&nbsp;thickness,&nbsp;and&nbsp;infill&nbsp;density.&nbsp;The&nbsp;developed&nbsp;structures&nbsp;were&nbsp;evaluated&nbsp;in&nbsp;terms&nbsp;of&nbsp;thickness,&nbsp;air&nbsp;permeability,&nbsp;drape,&nbsp;and&nbsp;sewing&nbsp;and&nbsp;bonding&nbsp;strengths.&nbsp;For&nbsp;comparison&nbsp;purposes,&nbsp;woven&nbsp;poplin&nbsp;and&nbsp;knitted&nbsp;suprem&nbsp;fabrics—commonly&nbsp;used&nbsp;in&nbsp;the&nbsp;industry,&nbsp;particularly&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;production&nbsp;of&nbsp;shirts&nbsp;and&nbsp;basic&nbsp;T-shirts—were&nbsp;used&nbsp;as&nbsp;reference&nbsp;surfaces.&nbsp;The&nbsp;joining&nbsp;processes&nbsp;for&nbsp;the&nbsp;developed&nbsp;surfaces&nbsp;were&nbsp;carried&nbsp;out&nbsp;using&nbsp;an&nbsp;ultrasonic&nbsp;sewing&nbsp;technique.</span></p><p></p><p><span style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0);">The&nbsp;findings&nbsp;highlight&nbsp;the&nbsp;potential&nbsp;of&nbsp;additive&nbsp;manufacturing&nbsp;technology&nbsp;for&nbsp;developing&nbsp;next-generation&nbsp;textile&nbsp;surfaces&nbsp;and&nbsp;contribute&nbsp;to&nbsp;the&nbsp;development&nbsp;of&nbsp;sustainable,&nbsp;digitally&nbsp;produced,&nbsp;and&nbsp;customizable&nbsp;textile&nbsp;products.</span></p>

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