• Z-Pinning Approach for Reducing Mechanical Anisotropy of 3D Printed Parts 

      Duty, Chad; Failla, Jordan; Kim, Seokpum; Smith, Tyler; Lindahl, John; Roschli, Alex; Post, Brian; Love, Lonnie; Kunc, Vlastimil (University of Texas at Austin, 2018)
      The mechanical strength of extrusion-based printed parts is often greatly reduced (25-50%) in the build direction (z-direction) compared to the in-plane strength due to poor bonding between successively deposited layers. ...