Manufacturing of Three-dimensionally Microstructured Nanocomposites through Microfluidic InfiltrationRouhollah Dermanaki-Farahani 1, Louis Laberge Lebel 1, Daniel Therriault 1
1Center for Applied Research on Polymers and Composites (CREPEC), Mechanical Engineering Department, École Polytechnique de Montréal
Three-dimensional (3D) microstructured composite beams are fabricated through the directed and localized infiltration of nanocomposites into 3D porous microfluidic networks. The flexibility of this manufacturing method enables the utilization of different thermosetting materials and nanofillers in order to achieve a variety of functional 3D reinforced nanocomposite macroscopic products.
