Facility
The PI has a lab space of ~850 ft2 dedicated to nanoscale to centimeter scale additive manufacturing, nanophotonics research.
3D Printing Systems
Customized Continuous Projection Micro-Stereolithography System
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High-Resolution Direct Ink Writing 3D Printer: ENGINE HR
Designed specifically with the needs of the Bioplotting / Bioprinting
1.25 micron (or better) resolution in all axes.
100 mm * 100 mm * 100 mm printing volume.
Characterization Systems
Nikon Stereo Microscope SMZ 18
Specification
Optical System: Parallel-optics type (Zooming type)
Zoom Range: 0.75 – 13.5x
Total Magnification: 3.75 – 270x
Camera Resolution: 20 MP (5440 x 3648)
Nikon Eclipse Ti2-E Inverted Microscope
Specification
To be installed soon!
WITec alpha300 RA – Confocal Raman-AFM Microscopy (Shared Equipment)
Other Equipment
Freeze Dryer
Planetary Ball Mill
Centrifuge
Vacuum Oven
FDM 3D Printer
Analytical Balance
PH/Conductivity Meter
Muffle Furnace
Four-Point Probe Station
Magnet Shaker
High-Voltage Power Supply
Innovation Hub:
Our lab is part of the additive manufacturing innovation hub at Arizona State University. Our 10,000-square feet additive manufacturing facility houses more than 20 state-of-the-art 3D printing systems capable of polymers, metals, and composites 3D printing in 5 different process principles. The research cluster also houses a range of materials processing and analytical tools.
- Open Source Desktop FDM printers: 10
- Stratasys FDM system uPrint: 2
- Hyrel 30M System: 1
- Polyjet 3D printer: 2 Objet 30 and 1 Connex 350
- Stratasys FDM Fortus 450: 1
- EOS Polymer SLS: 1
- Concept Laser Metal SLM: MLab
- Concept Laser Metal SLM: M2
- Stereolithography SLA: 2
- Ultrasonic Filament Modeling: 1
- Polymer/Composite extruder: 1
- Dynamism Ultimaker 3: 1
- Photocentric Liquid Crystal HR (Next Gen): 1
- MARKFORGED MARK2: 1, capable of printing composites including carbon fiber, glass fiber and Kevlar in nylon matrix
Other Shared Facilities
- Adaptive Intelligent Materials & Systems Center (AIMS) (https://aims.asu.edu/): i.e., fatigue, TMA, DMA
- Biodesign Institute, Biosurface Chemistry Facility (https://biodesign.asu.edu/biosurface-chemistry-facility): i.e., FTIR, UV-Vis, AFM, STM
- Eyring Materials Center (formerly known as the LeRoy Eyring Center for Solid State Science) (https://cores.research.asu.edu/materials/about) including
- John M. Cowley Center for High Resolution Electron Microscopy: i.e., TEM, SEM, FIB
- Ion Beam Analysis of Materials (IBeAM) Facility: i.e., Ion Beam Analysis of Materials (IBeAM)
- Goldwater Materials Science Facility: i.e., FT-IR, FT-Raman, UV-Vis, XPS, XRD, Profilometer, SP/AFM, TGA/DTA/DSC, thin-film deposition, photolithography, E-beam lithography
- Interdisciplinary Science and Technology Building: UV-Vis spectrometer, micro-ellipsometry, AFM, SEM, magnetic property measurement system (MPMS), physical property measurement system (PPMS)
- 4DMS Lab (http://chawla.engineering.asu.edu/wordpress/ & https://4dms.engineering.asu.edu/): i.e., tensile tester, hardness tester, nanoindenter, FIB-SEM