Dr. Tim Feuerbach
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Department of Biochemical and Chemical Engineering
Laboratory of Solids Process Engineering
Emil-Figge-Str. 68
44227 Dortmund
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Abstract
Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM) is a promising 3D printing technique in pharmaceutical and medical manufacturing. Potential products are patient-specific implants and personalized drug dosage forms. In this work, the applicability of FDM in this field is investigated.
Description
Additive manufacturing (AM) – also known as 3D-printing – allows the fabrication of complex geometries. FDM is a specific AM methods, in which a thermoplastic polymer is plasticized, extruded through a heated nozzle and deposited on a construction platform. Based on this manufacturing method, three-dimensional geometries are fabricated layer-by-layer. However, there are still multiple factors that limit the application of FDM printers as a manufacturing method. Several of these factors, such as the missing regulatory approval concept and the influence of different printing parameters on product properties are investigated in this work.
Curriculum Vitae
Since 2015 | PhD at the Laboratory of Solids Process Engineering, TU Dortmund |
2013 - 2015 | M.Sc. Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund |
2008 - 2013 | B.Sc. Chemical Engineering, TU Dortmund |
2000 - 2007 | Marie Curie Gymnasium (Recklinghausen) |
Born | February 10th, Recklinghausen (Germany) |