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ArticleJournal of biomechanics2021

Embedded 3D printing of multi-layer, self-oscillating vocal fold models.

Taylor E Greenwood, Scott L Thomson

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Article in Journal of biomechanics, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 8 papers.

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

8 citing papers in PubMed.

  1. A hybrid vocal fold phonatory platform for pediatric phonation modeling.Frontiers in bioengineering and biotechnology · 2025
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  3. Synthetic, self-oscillating vocal fold models for voice production researcha).The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America · 2024
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

2 authors.

Taylor E GreenwoodDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA.
Scott L ThomsonDepartment of Mechanical Engineering, Brigham Young University, Provo, UT 84602, USA. Electronic address: thomson@byu.edu.

Funding

Fluid Structure Interactions Within the Human LarynxR01DC005788 · NIDCD · PURDUE UNIVERSITY WEST LAFAYETTE · PI MONGEAU, LUC · 2003 to 2018
$6.4M
Bioprintable composite materials and microfluidic tools for vocal fold restoration and repairR01DC018577 · NIDCD · MCGILL UNIVERSITY · PI MONGEAU, LUC · 2021 to 2025
$2.5M
NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC005788NIDCD NIH HHS R01 DC018577
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The biomechanics of human voice production are commonly studied using benchtop silicone vocal fold models that mimic the vibration of their in vivo counterparts. These models often have multiple layers of differing stiffness that represent human vocal fold tissue layers and are fabricated using a multi-step casting process. The purpose of the present study is to introduce and demonstrate a process for fabricating functional multi-layer vocal fold models using an alternative approach, termed embedded 3D printing, that is a hybrid of casting and 3D printing. In this paper the fabrication process is described. Analysis of the resulting geometric and stiffness characteristics of the layers, including layer elastic modulus values ranging from less than 1 kPa to approximately 40 kPa, is presented. The results of tests demonstrating that the models are capable of sustained phonomimetic vibration are given. Capabilities and limitations of the embedded 3D printing process are discussed. It is concluded that the process has the potential to contribute to voice biomechanics research by facilitating prospective improvements in the fabrication, design, and functionality of multi-layer vocal fold models.

Indexed as

PhonationVocal CordsHumansModels, AnatomicPrinting, Three-DimensionalProspective StudiesVibrationEmbedded 3D printingSelf-oscillating VF modelsSilicone VF modelsSoft 3D printingVocal foldsVoice biomechanics

Identifiers

PMID33873116
PMCPMC8127415

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