AMPrint Center & Affiliate Publications

2026

K. Wendo, C. Chigbu, O. Ekundayo, O. Ayodeji, F. Ayoola, A. A. Ayoola, G. Ogunkua, V. Joseph, G. Anyanwu, S. Guisset, J. Ward, B. Herman, S. Moniotte, and R. Olszewski, “Needs and perspectives on upper limb prostheses among children and adolescents with upper limb differences,” JAMA Network Open, vol. 9, no. 6, p. e2620122, Jun 2026, doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2026.20122. [pubmed.ncb...lm.nih.gov]

K. Wendo, J. Ward, C. Baschuk, K. Sawadogo, S. Guisset, and R. Olszewski, “Additive Manufacturing in Upper-Limb Prosthetics: A Survey of Stakeholders’ Profiles and Expertise,” Ann Biomed Eng, May 2026, doi: 10.1007/s10439-026-04159-w.

I. Razvi, K. Tawil, C. Chungbin, D. Trauernicht, D. Cormier, Z. Guo, and D. Cormier. “Multi-nozzle molten metal droplet jetting,” Additive Manufacturing Letters, vol. 17, p. 100357, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.addlet.2026.100357.

K. Zope, I. Perez-Raya, U. A. Rifat, P. Mehta, and D. Cormier, “Quantifying the convection heat transfer coefficients in the molten metal jetting process with experiments, theoretical analysis, and computational modeling,” International Communications in Heat and Mass Transfer, vol. 173, p. 110846, Apr. 2026, doi: 10.1016/j.icheatmasstransfer.2026.110846.

U. A. Rifat, K. Zope, P. Mehta, V. Marin-Montealegre, and D. Cormier, “The Effect of Build Orientation and Heat Treatment on Properties of Molten Metal Jetted AlSi7Mg Aluminum Alloy,” Metals, vol. 16, no. 4, p. 363, Mar. 2026, doi: 10.3390/met16040363.

C. Iheonu, J. (Myers) Ward, D. Cormier, and P. Iglesias, “Additive Manufacturing of Textured Polymer Surfaces for Potential Friction and Wear Reduction in Hip Replacements: A Preliminary Study”. Feb, 2026. 

 

2025

K. Zope, “Macroscale Thermal Modelling for the Molten Metal Droplet Jetting Additive Manufacturing Process”. Dec. 2025.

J. D. Hamilton et al., “Part-Agnostic Ultrasonic Melt Pool Vibration in Wire-Laser Directed Energy Deposition,” Dec. 2025, SSRN. doi: 10.2139/ssrn.5138987.

D. Cormier, S. Badesha, and V. Sambhy, “Method for operating a metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer to form vias in printed circuit boards with conductive metal,” U.S. Patent 12439525B2, Oct. 7, 2025.

D. Borkholder, J. Ouyang, D. Cormier, and A. Alfadhel, “Pulse energy manipulation of material properties,” U.S. Patent 12419194B2, Sep. 16, 2025.

D. Cormier, S. Badesha, and V. Sambhy, “Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer having an increased material deposition rate,” U.S. Patent 12370604B2, Jul. 29, 2025.

V. Marin-Montealegre, P. Mehta, A. Rochani, and D. Cormier, “Porous zinc structures using molten metal jetting additive manufacturing,” Transactions on Additive Manufacturing Meets Medicine, vol. 7, no. S1, Art. no. 2246, 2025, doi: 10.18416/AMMM.Jun, 2025.25062246.

D. Cormier, P. Poddar, X. Tarr, J. Kon, and A. Foster, “Extrusion system for additive manufacturing,” U.S. Patent 12325186B2, Jun. 10, 2025.

A. S. A. Barona, “DESARROLLO DE UN MODELO DE MIEMBRO RESIDUAL TRANSHUMERAL ELÁSTICO COMO PARTE DEL MACROPROYECTO EN EL AMPRINT CENTER DEL ROCHESTER INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY”. Development of an elastic transhumeral residual limb model as part of the macro-project at the AMPrint Center of the Rochester Institute of Technology, 2025.

J. (Myers) Ward, D. Phillips, and D. Cormier, “Assessing 3D printable density-graded lattice structures to minimize risk of tissue damage from compression-release stabilized sockets,” Prosthetics & Orthotics International, vol. 49, no. 1, pp. 76–82, Feb. 2025, doi: 10.1097/PXR.0000000000000406.

D. Mantell, C. Chungbin, D. Cormier, D. Cormier, M. Meda, and D. Jayabal, “Method and system for operating a metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer to form electrical circuits on substrates,” U.S. Patent 12186992B2, Jan. 7, 2025.

 

2024

A. Assad, B.D. Bevans, W. Potter, P. Rao, D. Cormier, F. Deschamps, J.D. Hamilton, I.V. Rivero., “Process mapping and anomaly detection in laser wire directed energy deposition additive manufacturing using in-situ imaging and process-aware machine learning,” Materials & Design, vol. 245, p. 113281, Sep. 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.113281.

A. Assad, B. D. Bevans, W. Potter, P. Rao, D. Cormier, F. Deschamps, J. D. Hamilton, and I. V. Rivero, “Process mapping and anomaly detection in laser wire directed energy deposition additive manufacturing using in-situ imaging and process-aware machine learning,” Materials & Design, Art. no. 113281,Sept, 2024, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2024.113281.

S. A. Williams, K. E. Jones, and D. R. Cormier, “Shaping the future of glass: 3D printing with optimized sol-gel inks for complex and functional structures,” presented at the NRO First Conference, Chantilly, VA, USA, Aug. 21, 2024.

D. Cormier, S. Badesha, and V. Sambhy, “Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer having an increased material deposition rate,” European Patent EP4023369C0, Apr. 24, 2024.

D. Cormier, S. Badesha, and V. Sambhy, “Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer having an increased material deposition rate,” U.S. Patent 11904388B2, Feb. 20, 2024.

 

2023

J. (Myers) Ward, “Characterization of 3D Printed Lattice Structures Used in the Design of Modified Compression Release Stabilized Transhumeral Prosthetic Sockets”. Characterization of 3D Printed Lattice Structures Used in the Design of Modified Compression Release Stabilized Transhumeral Prosthetic Sockets - ProQuest. Dec, 2023.

J.D.Hamilton, D.Trauernicht, D. Cormier and I.V. Rivero, "Laser-Based Directed Energy Deposition Remanufacturing of Gray Cast Iron using Stainless Steel 316L and Inconel 625 Filler Materials," Adv. Eng. Mater., 25: 2301212. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202301212. Oct, 2023.

L. Liu, Z. Xu, A. M. Molina Vargas, S. Dollery, M. Schrlau, D. Cormier, M. O’Connell, G. Tobin, and K. Du, “Aerosol jet printing-enabled dual-function electrochemical and colorimetric biosensor for SARS-CoV-2 detection,” Analytical Chemistry, vol. 95, no. 32, pp. 11997–12005, Aug, 2023, doi: 10.1021/acs.analchem.3c01724.

D. Cormier, S. Badesha, and V. Sambhy, “Metal drop ejecting three-dimensional object printer,” U.S. Patent 11737216B2, Aug. 22, 2023.

D. Mantell, C. Chungbin, D. Cormier, D. Cormier, and D. Jayabal, “Method and system for operating a metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer to form electrical circuits on substrates,” U.S. Patent 11731366B2, Aug. 22, 2023.

S. Ramesh, Z. Xu, I. V. Rivero, and D. R. Cormier, “Computational fluid dynamics and experimental validation of aerosol jet printing with multi-stage flow focusing lenses,” Journal of Manufacturing Processes, vol. 95, pp. 312–329, Jun. 2023, doi: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2023.03.035.

J. (Myers) Ward, D. Phillips, and D. Cormier, “Using 3D printable density-graded lattice structures to minimize risk of tissue damage from compression-release stabilized sockets,” proceedings pp. 284. ISPO 19th World Congress, Guadalajara, Mexico, Apr. 24–27, 2023.

D. Mantell, C. Chungbin, C. H. Liu, S. Vader, Z. Vader, V. Sukhotskiy, D. Cormier, and K. Tawil, “Method and system for operating a metal drop ejecting three-dimensional (3D) object printer to compensate for geometric variations during an additive manufacturing process,” U.S. Patent 11565475B2, Jan. 31, 2023.

S. Lee, H. Lin, B. E. Kahn, A. Malakhov, B. Kovach, Q. T. Tran, S. Ghosh, P. Liu, D. Cormier, and N. Q. Minh, “Development of novel 3D cell structure and manufacturing processes for highly efficient, durable, and redox resistant solid oxide electrolysis cells,” ECS Transactions, vol. 111, no. 6, pp. 825–837, 2023, doi: 10.1149/11106.0825ecst.

 

2022

S. Ramesh, C. Mahajan, S. Gerdes, A. Gaikwad, P. Rao, D. Cormier, and I. Rivero, “Numerical and experimental investigation of aerosol jet printing,” Additive Manufacturing, vol. 59, Art. no. 103090, 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.addma. Nov. 2022.103090.

J. D. Hamilton, S. Sorondo, A. Greeley, X. Zhang, D. Cormier, B. Li, H. Qin, and I. V. Rivero, “Property-structure-process relationships in dissimilar material repair with directed energy deposition: Repairing gray cast iron using stainless steel 316L,” Journal of Manufacturing Processes, vol. 81, pp. 27–34, Sept. 2022, doi: 10.1016/j.jmapro.2022.06.015.

P. Poddar, M. Olles, and D. Cormier, “Mechanical response of carbon composite octet truss structures produced via axial lattice extrusion,” Polymers, vol. 14, no. 17, Art. no. 3553, Aug. 2022, doi: 10.3390/polym14173553.

R. Liu, A. Greeley, S. Zhang, D. Cormier, and P. Iglesias Victoria, “Effect of inherently porous structure produced by metal fused filament fabrication on the tribological behavior of lubricated steel-steel contact,” in Proc. ASME 2022 17th Int. Manuf. Sci. Eng. Conf., vol. 1, West Lafayette, IN, USA, Jun. 27–Jul. 1, 2022, Art. no. V001T04A014, doi: 10.1115/MSEC2022-85584.

D. Munaganuru and D. Cormier, “3D printed continuous fiber composites with woven structures,” in Proc. 2022 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineers Annual Conference, Seattle, WA, USA, May 21–24, 2022.

C. Mahajan, D. Cormier, M. Irving, S. Williams, D. Borkholder, and A. Alfadhel, “Magnetic field patterning of electrically anisotropic nickel nanofibers using precursor ink,” U.S. Patent 11254156B2, Feb. 22, 2022.

L. Liu, Z. Xu, K. Awayda, S. J. Dollery, M. Bao, J. Fan, D. Cormier, M. O’Connell, G. J. Tobin, and K. Du, “Gold nanoparticle-labeled CRISPR-Cas13a assay for the sensitive solid-state nanopore molecular counting,” Advanced Materials Technologies, vol. 7, no. 3, Art. no. 2101550, Jan. 2022, doi: 10.1002/admt.202101550.

 

2021

M. Meda, P. Mehta, C. Mahajan, B. Kahn, and D. Cormier, “Magnetohydrodynamic liquid metal droplet jetting of highly conductive electronic traces,” Flexible and Printed Electronics, vol. 6, no. 3, Art. no. 035002, July, 2021, doi: 10.1088/2058-8585/ac0fee.

D. Borkholder, F. Forouzandeh, R. Carter, D. Cormier, J. Walton, and R. Frisina, “Peristaltic micropumps and fluid delivery devices that incorporate them,” U.S. Patent 11020524B1, Jun. 1, 2021.

M. Meda, V. Sukhotskiy, and D. Cormier, “Pinhole formation in printed electronic traces fabricated via molten metal droplet jetting,” Electronics, vol. 10, no. 13, Art. no. 1568, May, 2021, doi: 10.3390/electronics10131568.

A. Greeley and D. Cormier, “Vibration-actuated powder dispensing for directed energy deposition systems,” in Proc. 2021 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, USA, 2021.

C. Ge, D. Cormier, and B. Rice, “Damping and cushioning characteristics of Polyjet 3D printed photopolymer with Kelvin model,” Journal of Cellular Plastics, vol. 57, no. 4, pp. 517–534, 2021, doi: 10.1177/0021955X20944972.

 

2020

S. Ramesh, O. L. A. Harrysson, P. K. Rao, A. Tamayol, D. R. Cormier, Y. Zhang, and I. V. Rivero, “Extrusion bioprinting: Recent progress, challenges, and future opportunities,” Bioprinting, vol. 21, Art. no. e00116, Dec. 2020, doi: 10.1016/j.bprint.2020.e00116.

A. Alfadhel, J. Ouyang, D. Cormier, and D. A. Borkholder, “Enhanced properties of aerosol jet printed PZT: Towards realizing flexible automotive sensors,” in Proc. IEEE Sensors Conf., Rotterdam, Netherlands, Oct. 25–28, 2020, pp. 1–4, doi: 10.1109/SENSORS47125.2020.9278732.

 

2019

J. D. Hamilton, S. Sorondo, A. Greeley, B. E. Kahn, P. Cyr, D. Cormier, and I. V. Rivero, “Hybrid manufacturing: Influence of directed energy deposition parameters on microstructure and layer adhesion of stainless steel 316L,” in Heat Treat 2019: Proc. 30th ASM Heat Treating Society Conf., Detroit, MI, USA, Oct. 2019.

C. G. Mahajan, A. Marotta, B. E. Kahn, M. Irving, S. Gupta, R. Hailstone, S. A. Williams, and D. Cormier, “Formation of copper nickel bimetallic nanoalloy film using precursor inks,” Materials Sciences and Applications, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 349–363, 2019, doi: 10.4236/msa. Apr. 2019.104026.

C. G. Mahajan, A. Alfadhel, M. Irving, B. E. Kahn, D. A. Borkholder, S. A. Williams, and D. Cormier, “Magnetic field patterning of nickel nanofibers using nickel precursor ink,” Materials, vol. 12, no. 6, Art. no. 928, Mar. 2019, doi: 10.3390/ma12060928.

F. Forouzandeh, X. Zhu, A. Alfadhel, B. Ding, J. P. Walton, D. Cormier, R. D. Frisina, and D. A. Borkholder, “A nanoliter resolution implantable micropump for murine inner ear drug delivery,” Journal of Controlled Release, vol. 298, pp. 27–37, 2019, doi: 10.1016/j.jconrel. Mar. 2019.01.032.

 

2018

J. Ouyang, D. Cormier, and D. A. Borkholder, “Piezoelectric property enhancement of PZT thick film via pulsed flash poling during sintering,” ACS Applied Energy Materials, vol. 2, no. 1, pp. 338–343, Dec. 2018, doi: 10.1021/acsaem.8b01337.

J. (Myers) Ward, “Tech-cessibility: Design & instruction of 3D-technologies for non-engineer minds,” in Construct3D Conference Proceedings, Atlanta, GA, USA, Oct. 2018.

D. Jayabal, K. Zope, and D. Cormier, “Fabrication of support-less engineered lattice structures via jetting of molten aluminum droplets,” in Proc. Solid Freeform Fabrication Symp., Austin, TX, USA, Aug. 15, 2018, pp. 757–764.

A. Alfadhel, J. Ouyang, C. G. Mahajan, F. Forouzandeh, D. Cormier, and D. A. Borkholder, “Inkjet printed polyethylene glycol as a fugitive ink for the fabrication of flexible microfluidic systems,” Materials & Design, vol. 150, pp. 182–187, Jul. 2018, doi: 10.1016/j.matdes.2018.04.013.

C. Ge, D. Cormier, and B. Rice, “Damping and cushioning characteristics of a Polyjet 3D printed photopolymer Kelvin foam,” in Proc. 21st IAPRI World Conf. Packaging, Zhuhai, China, Jun. 2018.

F. Forouzandeh, A. Alfadhel, X. Zhu, J. P. Walton, D. Cormier, R. Frisina, and D. A. Borkholder, “A wirelessly controlled fully implantable microsystem for nano-liter resolution inner ear drug delivery,” in Proc. 2018 Solid-State Sensors, Actuators, and Microsystems Workshop, Hilton Head Island, SC, USA, May 2018.

K. R. Zope, D. Cormier, and S. A. Williams, “Reactive silver oxalate ink composition with enhanced curing conditions for flexible substrates,” ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, vol. 10, no. 4, pp. 3830–3837, Jan. 2018, doi: 10.1021/acsami.7b19161.

 

2017

T. Mudgal, K. Bhadrachalam, P. Bischoff, D. Cormier, R. G. Manley, and K. D. Hirschman, “CMOS thin-film transistors via Xe flash-lamp crystallization of patterned amorphous Si,” ECS Journal of Solid State Science and Technology, vol. 6, no. 12, pp. Q179–Q181, Dec. 2017, doi: 10.1149/2.0021802jss.

L. Priyadarshini, L. Pan, J. Tuber, D. Cormier, and C. Ge, “A preliminary study of cushion properties of a 3D printed thermoplastic polyurethane Kelvin foam,” Packaging Technology and Science, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 361–368, Jun. 2017, doi: 10.1002/pts.2330.

P. Poddar and D. Cormier, “Engineered lattice structures with axially aligned fibers,” presented at the International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering Science, Funchal, Madeira, Portugal, Jun. 28, 2017.

J. Ouyang, C. G. Mahajan, A. Alfadhel, D. Cormier, and D. A. Borkholder, “Inkjet-printed polyethylene-glycol sacrificial layer for flexible microfluidic electronics,” in Proc. Transducers 2017, Kaohsiung, Taiwan, Jun. 18–22, 2017.

Y. K. Ooi, C. Ugras, S. Gandhi, D. Cormier, and J. Zhang, “Integration of 3D printed dome-shaped lens with InGaN light-emitting diodes with enhanced light extraction efficiency,” in Proc. SPIE 10115, Light-Emitting Diodes: Materials, Devices, and Applications for Solid State Lighting XXI, San Francisco, CA, USA, Feb. 2017, Art. no. 1011508, doi: 10.1117/12.2252734.

 

2016

R. Fan, M. Piou, E. Darling, D. Cormier, J. Sun, and J. Wan, “Bio-printing cell-laden Matrigel–agarose constructs,” Journal of Biomaterials Applications, vol. 31, no. 5, pp. 684–692, Sept. 2016, doi: 10.1177/0885328216669238.

A. Wadhwa, D. Cormier, and S. Williams, “Improving run-time stability with aerosol jet printing using a solvent add-back bubbler,” Journal of Print and Media Technology Research, vol. 5, no. 3, pp. 207–214, Sept. 2016, https://iarigai.com/publications/journals/3-2016/#_11.

D. Cormier, “Frontiers and challenges in additive manufacturing,” in Proc. DURACOSYS 2016 Conf., Arlington, TX, USA, Jun. 13–15, 2016.

J. Ouyang, D. Cormier, S. A. Williams, and D. A. Borkholder, “Photonic sintering of aerosol jet printed lead zirconate titanate (PZT) thick film transducers,” Journal of the American Ceramic Society, vol. 99, no. 8, pp. 2569–2577, Apr. 2016, doi: 10.1111/jace.14272.

L. Yang, O. Harrysson, D. Cormier, H. West, X. Zhang, H. Gong, and B. Stucker, “Design for additively manufactured lightweight structures: A perspective,” in Proc. 2016 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, USA, 2016, pp. 2165–2180.

P. Poddar, S. Williams, and D. Cormier, “Reduction of coffee-ring defects in inkjet printed electronics via high-speed drying,” in Proc. 2016 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Anaheim, CA, USA, 2016.

 

2015

J. Ouyang, A. R. Penmetcha, D. Cormier, and D. A. Borkholder, “Photonically sintered PZT energy harvester,” in Proc. ASME 2015 International Mechanical Engineering Congress and Exposition, Houston, TX, USA, Nov. 13–19, 2015, Art. no. V010T13A024, doi: 10.1115/IMECE2015-50769.

L. Yang, O. Harrysson, H. West, and D. Cormier, “Mechanical properties of 3D re-entrant honeycomb auxetic structures realized via additive manufacturing,” International Journal of Solids and Structures, vol. 69–70, pp. 475–490, Sept. 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.ijsolstr.2015.05.005.

S. Das, D. Cormier, and S. Williams, “Potential for multi-functional additive manufacturing using pulsed photonic sintering,” Procedia Manufacturing, vol. 1, pp. 366–377, 2015, doi: 10.1016/j.promfg.2015.09.035.

H. West, O. Harrysson, T. Horn, D. Cormier, R. Aman, and D. Marcellin-Little, “Novel materials and structures fabricated by electron beam melting,” Microscopy and Microanalysis, vol. 21, no. S3, pp. 461–462, Aug. 2015.

L. Yang, O. Harrysson, C. Park, H. West, D. Cormier, and K. Peters, “Low-energy drop weight performance of cellular sandwich panels,” Rapid Prototyping Journal, vol. 21, no. 4, pp. 433–442, Jun. 2015, doi: 10.1108/RPJ-08-2013-0083.

L. Yang, O. Harrysson, D. Cormier, H. West, H. Gong, and B. Stucker, “Additive manufacturing of metal cellular structures: Design and fabrication,” JOM, vol. 67, no. 3, pp. 608–615, Mar. 2015, doi: 10.1007/s11837-015-1322-y.

L. Yang, O. Harrysson, D. Cormier, and H. West, “Shear properties of re-entrant auxetic cellular structures made via electron beam melting,” in Proc. 2015 Solid Freeform Fabrication Symposium, Austin, TX, USA, 2015, pp. 1394–1410.

C. G. Mahajan and D. Cormier, “3D printing of carbon fiber composites with preferentially aligned fibers,” in Proc. 2015 Industrial and Systems Engineering Research Conference, Nashville, TN, USA, Jan. 2015.