Measuring Density of Novel Technorganic Material

Self-healing technorganic materials are critical for organ printing/repair operations. This study characterized one such technorganic material by measuring its density. By ascertaining the density of the material, we hope to later derive other important properties including: the speed of sound within the material, its stiffness, its conductivity, and its natural frequency. The material in question was printed on a gold substrate by depositing hexane within a silver nitrate solution. The density was obtained by observing the volume change of the solution in which it was printed and by measuring the sample’s mass. A final density of 0.622±pm 0.227 g/cm³ was measured, and we hope to continue characterizing the material’s mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties with future studies.

Name thesis:degree_name

Bachelor

Department dc:contributor.department

Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering

Grantor dc:publisher

Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Year dc:date.issued

2025

Author dc:creator

• Ramos-Munoz, Jorge Felix

Advisor dc:contributor.advisor

• Youcef-Toumi, Kamal

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• In Copyright - Educational Use Permitted
• Copyright retained by author(s)

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• https://rightsstatements.org/page/InC-EDU/1.0/

Handle dc:identifier.uri

https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/162408

OAI identifier oai:identifier

oai:dspace.mit.edu:1721.1/162408