College - Author 1
College of Engineering
Department - Author 1
Biomedical Engineering Department
College - Author 2
College of Engineering
Department - Author 2
Industrial and Manufacturing Engineering Department
Advisor
Xuan Wang, College of Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Department; Jenny Wang, College of Engineering, Industrial and Manufacturing Department
Date
10-2025
Abstract/Summary
Surgeons require pre-surgical models to practice procedures and improve success rates. However, the current process of creating physical models for practice using 3D printing is limited to producing homogeneous mimics of the human body, while the human body is a heterogeneous structure composed of multiple materials with varying properties, including bones, muscles, and skin. Additive manufacturing methods cannot easily print multiple materials simultaneously, as current AM machines only print homogeneous material, unlike the human body. In this proposal, we aim to develop a multi-material additive manufacturing system, from software to hardware, to manufacture pre-surgical models. We will investigate multi-material AM methods by modifying existing filament extrusion printers.
October 1, 2025.
URL: https://digitalcommons.calpoly.edu/ceng_surp/104