Table 2.
Characterization of Fil3D and FilText’s cross-section by optical microscopy.
| Filament | Average Agglomerate Size | Number of Agglomerates | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| (µm2) | (mm−2) | ||||
| Fil3D | FilText | Fil3D | FilText | ||
| PLA+0.25 | EG | 2.97 | 1.37 | 2757 | 11,025 |
| PLA+0.5 | 2.34 | 0.72 | 6691 | 11,675 | |
| PLA+1 | 5.90 | 7.35 | 6032 | 27,244 | |
| PLA+2 | 6.53 | 4.92 | 6223 | 29,534 | |
| PLA+0.25 | f-EG | 5.30 | 3.52 | 2390 | 6523 |
| PLA+0.5 | 2.67 | 1.83 | 7735 | 7806 | |
| PLA+1 | 6.95 | 8.76 | 3378 | 12,045 | |
| PLA+2 | 10.91 | 3.64 | 4378 | 14,813 | |
| PLA+0.25 | (f-EG)+Ag | 2.53 | 3.38 | 6671 | 9132 |
| PLA+0.5 | 4.06 | 0.60 | 5154 | 9749 | |
| PLA+1 | 11.83 | 3.66 | 2992 | 12,170 | |
| PLA+2 | 6.69 | 4.66 | 6118 | 20,430 | |