Design of Cost-Effective Customizable Earphones: 1) Sleeve Design and 2) Curing Resin Optimization

The objective of this grant is to develop a blue-light LED curable resin in the shape of a customizable inset for an earphone, along with the sleeve and associated components. The material should be relatively inexpensive, cure rapidly (within a few seconds optimally) and ultimately provide consumers with a customized earphone that will fit the vast majority of the population. Using a simple model sleeve with common photo initiating systems not too different from that used in dental composites, not only will material properties be tailored for the resin (depending on the choice of monomers), but the curing time will be optimized by the careful placement of LEDs at the surface of the sleeve. A material package with desirable resin mechanical properties (to be determined by the industrial partners) and rapid curing time (< 30 sec) should be the desired outcome, along with minimal shrinkage, high degree of cure and sufficient interfacial adhesion between the sleeve and cured resin.

Faculty Supervisor:

Milan Maric

Student:

Partner:

Revol Technologies Ltd

Discipline:

Engineering

Sector:

Manufacturing

University:

McGill University

Program: