20.500.12556/DKUM-97853 Tailoring the mechanical response of 3D-printed polymer metamaterials for biomechanical customization: a predictive manufacturing framework This study presents a predictive manufacturing framework for customizing the biomechanical response of a 3D printed ergonomic armrest based on relaxed Voronoi metamaterials. A double curved armrest geometry was combined with parametric lattice generation, stereolithography printing in BioMed Elastic 50A resin, uniaxial compression testing of cylindrical lattice specimens, and homogenized finite element simulations using a CT derived forearm model under 15, 30, and 45 N loading. The results showed that both cell size and ligament thickness strongly affected compressive behavior, with smaller cells and thicker ligaments producing higher stiffness and earlier densification. Among the uniform configurations selected for simulation, the E-9-1.5 lattice provided the most balanced response, maintaining contact pressure below about 70 kPa up to 45 N, whereas the stiffer E-7-1.5 configuration exceeded 160 kPa and the E-7-1 configuration surpassed 100 kPa at higher load. Based on these findings, a functionally graded Voronoi concept was developed to combine a more compliant central zone with a stiffer peripheral support region while preserving conformity to the complex armrest boundary. Overall, the results show that relaxed Voronoi lattices offer a computationally efficient route toward anatomically conforming and mechanically tunable cushioning interfaces. biomechanical customization Voronoi metamaterials FEA stereolithography ergonomic armrest biomehanska prilagoditev Voronojevi metamateriali stereolitografija ergonomski naslon za roke true false true MDPI Angleški jezik Slovenski jezik https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/10/4/133 Članek v reviji 2026-04-20 13:58:19 2026-04-20 13:58:20 2026-04-21 03:10:23 0000-00-00 00:00:00 2026 0 0 19 str. [iss.] 4, [article no.] 133 [Vol.] 10 April 2026 0000-00-00 Zaloznikova Objavljeno NiDoloceno 2026-03-20 2026-04-15 2026-04-17 331.1:531 275792131 10.3390/jmmp10040133 2504-4494 https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/10/4/133 1 3a22d169-3cb0-11f1-ab29-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205463 jmmp-10-00133.pdf jmmp-10-00133.pdf 1 F09C1DFF94DFBE780CB317F93053FFD0 ad214a37be0f9050197e60a292e82101aa9d909a7381a735326c605ef23d0bfe 987e774d-3cb0-11f1-ab29-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205464 https://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/10/4/133 0 9f853951-3cb0-11f1-ab29-00155d0001a1 https://dk.um.si/Dokument.php?lang=slv&id=205465 Fakulteta za strojništvo 0 0 0