The influence of thermal after-treatment on the adhesion of 3D prints on textile fabrics

摘要: 3D printing belongs to the emerging technologies of our time. While it enables producing new structures and makes individualized products affordable, printed objects still suffer from low production speed often insufficient mechanical properties. Both these problems can be tackled by combining with substrates prepared conventional technologies, e.g. textile fabrics. In this case, adhesion between both partners is most challenging defines for which possible applications such composites are suitable. Here, we report on a approach increase materials warp knitted fabrics, showing that in some cases thermal after-treatment, simplest case performed ironing, able significantly materials.