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On 3D printing of low-cost sensors using recycled PET

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Polyethylene terephthalate (PET) thermoplastic polyester is durable, formable material that is widely used to manufacture consumer products like sailcloth, sailing spinnakers, food-grade containers, etc. for commercial and engineering applications. The recycling of PET is still a challenge because of its abundance, especially in low-income/developing countries. The present study reports the recycling of PET by utilizing the primary (1°) recycled PET (R-PET) for 3D printing-based sensor applications with the idea of converting waste to wealth. The investigations were performed on PET-based waste collected from institute campus canteens (in form of used food containers/soft drink bottles) after ascertaining their rheological, mechanical, morphological, bonding, and sensing capabilities. The sensing capabilities of R-PET were explored by performing a ring resonator test of a 3D-printed substrate using a vector network analyzer (VNA). The result of the study outlined that R-PET-based sensors may be used in sailcloth, and sailing spinnakers to monitor the location of boats in a shipyard/dock.

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The research has been partially funded under NTU-PU collaborated project and the Department of Science and Technology, (GoI) provided research facilities under the FIST project (File No. SR/FST/COLLEGE/2020/997).

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  1. Department of Mechanical Engineering, National Institute of Technical Teachers Training and Research, Chandigarh, India

    Rupinder Singh

  2. Department of Mechanical Engineering, Panjab University, Chandigarh, India

    Bhanu Pratap Singh & Amrinder Pal Singh

  3. Department of Mechanical and Production Engineering, Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India

    Vinay Kumar

  4. Department of Mechanical Engineering, University Center for Research and Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India

    Vinay Kumar & Ranvijay Kumar

  5. Department of Engineering, Nottingham Trent University, Nottingham, UK

    Mahdi Bodaghi, Ahmad Serjouei & Yang Wei

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Singh, R., Singh, B.P., Singh, A.P. et al. On 3D printing of low-cost sensors using recycled PET. Sādhanā 47, 260 (2022). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12046-022-02029-4

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