Mario Álvarez-Blanco

University Carlos III de Madrid | UC3M

The limited availability of human bone samples for investigation leads to the demand for alternatives. Bone surrogates are crucial in promoting research on the intricate mechanics of osseous tissue. However, solutions are restricted to commercial brands, which frequently fail to faithfully replicate the mechanical response of bone, or oversimplifie...

In this work, a thorough failure assessment of additive manufactured specimens made by 3D printed polylactic acid (PLA) under three-point bending is presented. This polymer is widely used in additive manufacturing for numerous applications, gaining prominence in fields such as biomechanics. Prismatic fully dense specimens and lattice structure spec...

During the last decades, it has been shown how additive manufacturing is becoming a cost-efficient alternative to produce customized parts or prototyping with traditional manufacturing processes. However, the integrity assessment of 3D printing technology parts is still challenging due to the huge number of parameters involved during the process al...