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Table 4 Breakdown of the predicted material extruded per layer within parallel beads and bead-to-bead interconnects along with their relative contributions

From: Understanding the relationship between slicing and measured fill density in material extrusion 3D printing towards precision porosity constructs for biomedical and pharmaceutical applications

Slic3r Fill Density %

No. of Beads

Total Bead Length (mm)

Total Bead-to-bead Interconnect Length (mm)

Bead Contribution %

Interconnect Contribution %

9.58

6

119.27

18.64

86.49

13.51

20.36

12

238.54

19.29

92.52

7.48

32.33

18

357.80

18.78

95.01

4.99

15.00

8

159.02

16.66

90.52

9.48

40.00

22

437.32

18.75

95.89

4.11