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FabriCast: Casting Silicone Structures via Direct Ink Writing on Textiles

J. M. Tan¹, A. Chooi², C. Chen¹, A. Castillo Ugalde², T. Stalin², T. Calais², P. Valdivia y Alvarado^1,2,3,*

1 Singapore University of Technology and Design, Engineering and Product Development Pillar, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
2 Digital Manufacturing and Design Research Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design, 8 Somapah Road, Singapore, 487372, Singapore
3 Singapore-HUJ Alliance for Research and Enterprise (SHARE), The Smart Grippers for Soft Robotics (SGSR) Programme, Campus for Research Excellence and Technological Enterprise (CREATE), Singapore, 138602, Singapore

* Corresponding Author: P. Valdivia y Alvarado. Email:

The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences 2024, 31(3), 1-1. https://doi.org/10.32604/icces.2024.011827

Abstract

In this study two novel forms of textile-assisted direct ink writing (DIW) of room temperature vulcanised (RTV) silicones were explored: Silicone DIW on spandex fabric, and Silicone DIW on dissolvable fabrics. These processes were evaluated by incorporating resulting components into 4 soft robotic devices: impact resistant elbow pads, a soft passive suction cup gripper, and two fiber embedded inflatable tendril-like soft grippers.

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