Using bioplastics for 3D printing – three questions for Olaf Diegel

Professor of Product Development at the Lund University Faculty of Engineering (LTH) What is the challenge, and advantage, of 3D printing with new biopolymers, that is, plastic material from renewable sources? “When printing in 3D, every material prints differently in terms of how the material shrinks when solidifying, how it...

From heart valves to aeroplane wings

With the advent of the 3D printer, we have gained an entirely new method of manufacturing everything from the smallest heart valve to the wings of an aeroplane. Olaf Diegel, Professor of Product Development at Lund University, sees endless possibilities for 3D printing. Researchers in a number of disciplines are...