Soft metamaterials via SLS printing
A new Sintratec 1 selective laser sintering (SLS) 3D printer enriches the Mechanics & Materials Lab and provides new opportunities for the fabrication of soft architectures.
Photography of a 3D-printed structural metamaterial made with a Sintratec S1. (image credit: J.-C. Tse, ETH Zürich)
The Mechanics & Materials Lab is the home of a new Sintratec S1 3D printer based on the Selective Laser Sintering (SLS) technique. This new printer enables the fast and simple fabrication of soft polymer-based architectures for usage in metamaterials and devices. Current research explores the properties of the printed materials and parts as well as the influence of process parameters on the latter.