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Figure 7
Studies of a direct–ink–write 3D-printing process using epoxy-nanoclay fiber-reinforced composites, which illustrates the beamline capabilities. (Top) A schematic of the process involving an ink-extruding nozzle where fiber alignment kinetics was investigated using in situ X-ray radiography/phase-contrast imaging (PCI), and the printed roadmap where the morphology of the cross section was investigated using small-angle X-ray scattering (SAXS). (a) An example of the calculated velocity field near the tip of the nozzle, superimposed on a selected frame (radiograph). (b) A map of the cross section, showing the extent of nanoplatelet orientation extracted from the SAXS dataset.

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