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. 2024 Jun 14;17(12):2915. doi: 10.3390/ma17122915
3D Three-dimensional
ABS Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene
AM Additive manufacturing
ASTM American Society for Testing and Materials
CAM Computer-aided manufacturing
CNC Computer numerical control
DMA Dynamic mechanical analysis
DoE Design of experiments
DSC Differential scanning calorimetry
Eb Elongation at break
EU European Union
FDM Fused deposition modeling
FEA Finite element analysis
FFF Fused filament fabrication
FTIR Fourier-transform infrared spectroscopy
GPC Gel permeation chromatography
HDPE High-density polyethylene
HIPS High-impact polystyrene
ISO International Organization for Standardization
LDPE Low-density polyethylene
MT Metric ton
MFb Maximum force at break
MFI Melt flow index
NIST National Institute of Standards and Technology
PC Polycarbonate
PE Polyethylene
PEEK Polyether ether ketone
PET Polyethylene terephthalate
PETG Polyethylene terephthalate glycol modified
PLA Polylactic acid
PP Polypropylene
PPGF Thermoplastic reinforced with glass fiber
PS Polystyrene
PVC Polyvinyl chloride
r Material containing recycled polymer
REACH Registration, evaluation, authorization, and restriction of chemicals
SEM Scanning electron microscope
SLS Selective laser sintering
SPE Society of Plastics Engineers
TGA Thermogravimetric analysis
TMod Tensile modulus
TPE Thermoplastic elastomer
TPU Thermoplastic polyurethane
TS Tensile strength
USA United States of America
UTS Ultimate tensile strength
XRD X-ray diffraction
XRF X-ray fluorescence