The Smart Fabrication Lab was housed within the Mechanical Engineering Department in the University of New Haven, CT. Led by Dr. Omar Faruk Emon, the group worked on developing new materials and systems for additive manufacturing. Its focus areas included additive manufacturing technologies, additive manufacturing of smart polymers, printed electronics, and 3D bioprinting.

Additive manufacturing could be employed to realize need-specific components. We worked on 3D printing processes for fabricating active and responsive components. Our research outcome provided pathways to design and develop application-specific devices and customize them as needed. We believe that our research would enable on-demand fabrication, adjustments, and repairs in numerous applications such as robotics, prosthetics, and wearables. They can provide a solution to realize the complex geometry of functional components with a library of active materials for fabrication. 

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