Dissolvable supports (IMAGE)

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Dissolvable supports

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The researchers applied the new method to print complex structures, including functional gear trains, intricate lattices, and a dental implant. 

 

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Courtesy of Nicholas Diaco, Carl Thrasher, Max Hughes, Kevin Zhou, Michael Durso, Saechow Yap, Robert Macfarlane, and A. John Hart

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