Table 1 Performance investigated by previous studies about AM wearables

PPE^a

Material extrusion/TPU^c

v

Bates et al. (2016)

PPE^a

Material extrusion/nylon

v

Rossiter et al. (2020)

Wrist splint

Powder bed fusion/nylon

Material extrusion/ABS^d

Vat polymerization/ABS^d

Material jetting/ABS^d

v

v

Paterson et al. (2015)

Bicycle helmet

Powder bed fusion/TPE^e, Duraform

v

v

V

Soe et al. (2015)

Stab-resistant amour

Powder bed fusion/Duraform

v

Johnson et al. (2013)

Insole

Material extrusion/TPU^c

v

Davia-Aracil et al. (2018)

AFO^b

Material extrusion/ABS^d

v

v

Aydin and Kucuk (2018)

AFO^b

Powder bed fusion/nylon

v

Ielapi et al. (2019)

AFO^b

Material extrusion/polyurethane

v

Cha et al. (2017)

AFO^b

Material extrusion/TPU^c, PLA^f composite

v

V

Tao et al. (2019)

Shin pads

Material jetting/rubber-like material

v

v

Cazon-Martin et al. (2018)

AFO^b

Powder bed fusion/nylon

v

Deckers et al. (2018)

AFO^b

Powder bed fusion/nylon

v

Telfer et al. (2012)

PPE^a

Powder bed fusion/nylon

v

Brennan-Craddock et al. (2008)

AFO^b

Material extrusion/PLA

v

Choi et al. (2017)

Wrist orthosis

Material extrusion/ABS

v

v

Palousek et al. (2014)

Hinge joint

Material jetting/rubber-like

v

Meisel et al. (2015)

Insole

Material extrusion/TPU

v

v

v

Yarwindran et al. (2016)

AFO^b

Powder bed fusion

v

v

Schrank and Stanhope (2011)