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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2025

Influence of Surface Treatments on the Pull-Off Performance of Adhesively Bonded Polylactic Acid (PLA) Specimens Manufactured by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM).

Gianluca Parodo, Giuseppe Moffa, Alessandro Silvestri, Luca Sorrentino, Gabriel Testa, Sandro Turchetta

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6 authors.

Gianluca ParodoDepartment of Engineering and Sciences, Faculty of Technological and Innovation Sciences, Universitas Mercatorum, Piazza Mattei 10, 00186 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0001-7443-6518
Giuseppe MoffaDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0009-0008-3708-1779
Alessandro SilvestriDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.
Luca SorrentinoDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-5278-7357
Gabriel TestaDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-8600-7697
Sandro TurchettaDepartment of Civil and Mechanical Engineering, University of Cassino and Southern Lazio, 03043 Cassino, Italy.

Funding

MUR - Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca 3D ECO CORE project of MICS - Made in Italy Circolare e Sostenibile
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

This study investigates the influence of different surface treatments (namely, mechanical abrasion and solvent cleaning with isopropyl alcohol and acetone) on the adhesive bonding performance of polylactic acid (PLA) substrates produced by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). Pull-off tests revealed that the isopropanol-cleaned specimens achieved the highest bond strength, with an average pull-off value exceeding 8.5 MPa, compared to approximately 5.6 MPa for untreated PLA. Conversely, acetone cleaning resulted in the lowest performance (about 3.5 MPa), while mechanical abrasion yielded intermediate values of about 6 MPa. FTIR analysis confirmed that no chemical reactions occurred, although acetone and abrasion induced significant physical surface changes, unlike isopropanol, which acted as an effective cleaning agent. These findings demonstrate that surface cleanliness plays a dominant role over morphological alterations in enhancing the adhesion of PLA-based 3D-printed joints.

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adhesive bondingepoxy adhesiveexperimental characterizationPLApull-off testsurface treatment

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PMID40942391
PMCPMC12429150

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