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. 2024 Jun 21;10(12):e33223. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e33223

Table 5.

Production of test specimen.

Work order Work process Special features for
PETG, PETG + nHA, PETG + nFA PLA, PLA + nHA, PLA + nFA
1. used filament as carrier material colorFabb_HT clear, 1.75 mm (colorFabb B.V., Netherlands) extrudr PLA NX2 white (Extrudr FD3D GmbH, Austria)
2. mount suitable printing sheet (Prusa i3 MK3s+) double-sided textured PEI powder-coated spring steel sheet for Original Prusa i3 MK3/S/+ and MK2.5/S heatbeds (Prusa Research a.s., Czech Republic) spring steel sheet with smooth double-sided PEI for the Original Prusa i3 MK3/S and MK2.5/S heatbeds (Prusa Research a.s., Czech Republic)
3. place the filament in container using nitrile examination gloves PETG,
PETG + nHA,
PETG + nFA
PLA,
PLA + nHA,
PLA + nFA
4. mount collection container on the printer frame (Prusa i3 MK3s+)
5. change of filament (Prusa i3 MK3s+)
6. print test specimens for 1800 s, then stop the printing process and discard the test specimens
7. print test specimen with following printing parameters Original Prusa i3 MK3s + 0.25 nozzle Original Prusa i3 MK3s + 0.25 nozzle
nozzle temperature 270 °C 205 °C
heatbed temperature 100 °C 60 °C
number of perimeters 3 3
top solid layers 8 8
bottom solid layers 8 8
layer thickness 0.05 mm 0.05 mm
fill density 80 % 80 %
infill type grid Grid
supports none none
printing time 7500 s 7500 s
8. cooling of printing sheet
9. remove the test specimen using nitrile examination gloves, storage of the test specimens store in separate 3 l general purpose bags store in separate 3 l general purpose bags
10. clean printing sheet sterile gauze pad, soaked in water and dish soap sterile gauze pad, soaked in 99.9 % isopropanol
11. removal of remaining filament from container
12. clean container and extruder sterile gauze pad, soaked in 99.9 % isopropanol sterile gauze pad, soaked in 99.9 % isopropanol