We have read about how 3D printers have made quite a splash in this day and age, and while they are certainly far from achieving top spot in the popularity stakes where printers are concerned (inkjet and laser printers still take the cake), here is some news that you might want to take note of should you have placed an order for a 3D printer already. Apparently, researchers over at the Illinois Institute of Technology have issued a warning that 3D printers could be potentially harmful to humans should they not be set up in the correct environment.
While 3D printers allow regular folks to churn out 3D objects through the ‘printing’ of successive layers, there is a potential danger to the process which involves melting plastic filament and the creation of solid objects as they are being built into extremely thin layers. This process is known as “heated thermoplastic extrusion and deposition”, and throughout the 3D printing process, ultrafine particles (UFPs) will be released into the air, measuring less than 100-nanometres in diameter. Since commercial 3D printers for homes seem to lack any exhaust ventilation or filtration accessories, such particles, when inhaled, will build up in the lungs or be absorbed directly into the bloodstream, which could result in negative health effects such as total and cardio-respiratory mortality, hospital admissions for stroke, and asthma symptoms.
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