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Progress in 3D Printing II
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Progress in 3D Printing II

A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Processing and Engineering".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 July 2024 | Viewed by 4211

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Dr. Ali Bagheri

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School of Science and Technology, The University of New England, Armidale, NSW 2351, Australia
Interests: controlled radical polymerization; 3D printing; drug delivery systems
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Dear Colleagues,

Three-dimensional printing, also known as additive manufacturing, rapid prototyping, or layered manufacturing, was introduced in the 1980s with the goal of fabricating customized or complex objects without the use of molds or machining. It has attracted particular attention from polymer chemists, materials scientists, and engineers due to the versatile polymer chemistry-related innovations, and it is widely used in the scientific fields of microfluidics, biomedical devices, soft robotics, surgery, tissue engineering, dentistry, and drug delivery.

Following the success of "Progress in 3D Printing", https://www.mdpi.com/journal/polymers/special_issues/Prog_3D_Print, a previous Special Issue in Polymers, we continue to provide a platform to showcase recent research advances in polymer processing and the development of polymers and advanced polymer systems, specifically for 3D printing.

Dr. Ali Bagheri
Guest Editor

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Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • 3D printing
  • polymers
  • composites and nanocomposites
  • biomaterials
  • engineering polymer materials

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Optimization of Printing Process Variables and the Effect of Post-Heat Treatments on the Mechanical Properties of Extruded Polylactic Acid–Aluminum Composites
by Sakthi Balan Ganapathy, Aravind Raj Sakthivel, Jayakrishna Kandasamy, Tabrej Khan and Mansour Aloufi
Polymers 2023, 15(24), 4698; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15244698 - 13 Dec 2023
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Polymer extrusions are employed in the fabrication of crucial parts for automotive, aerospace, and other mechanical applications. The use of fillers and microfibers is contributing to the advancement of material extrusion polymers. In order to enhance their mechanical characteristics, printed materials undergo a [...] Read more.
Polymer extrusions are employed in the fabrication of crucial parts for automotive, aerospace, and other mechanical applications. The use of fillers and microfibers is contributing to the advancement of material extrusion polymers. In order to enhance their mechanical characteristics, printed materials undergo a post-heating process utilizing microwaves. Specimens were fabricated using polylactic acid filaments containing 2 wt% aluminum. Two sets of specimens were fabricated and subjected to testing in order to evaluate the features of extruded specimens and specimens that underwent post-heating. In terms of mechanical performance, specimens subjected to post-heating exhibited superior results compared to specimens merely subjected to extrusion. The tensile, flexural, and Shore D hardness properties of the specimens exhibited improvements of 5.07, 6.16, and 1.32%, respectively, after being subjected to heating. Furthermore, the wear rate decreased by 13.58 percent. The results of the regression analysis indicate that the print angle and the air gap exhibit the greatest influence on the observed responses. The validation test outcomes exhibit a high level of concordance with the predicted findings. The mechanical and surface properties of components extruded with filler-added material are enhanced by subsequent heating. Full article
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Surface Roughness and Grain Size Variation When 3D Printing Polyamide 11 Parts Using Selective Laser Sintering
by Riccardo Tonello, Knut Conradsen, David Bue Pedersen and Jeppe Revall Frisvad
Polymers 2023, 15(13), 2967; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132967 - 6 Jul 2023
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Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a well-established technology that is used for additive manufacturing. Significant efforts have been made to improve SLS by optimizing the powder deposition, laser beam parameters, and temperature settings. The purpose is to ensure homogeneous sintering and prevent geometric [...] Read more.
Selective laser sintering (SLS) is a well-established technology that is used for additive manufacturing. Significant efforts have been made to improve SLS by optimizing the powder deposition, laser beam parameters, and temperature settings. The purpose is to ensure homogeneous sintering and prevent geometric and appearance inaccuracies in the manufactured objects. We evaluated the differences in the surface roughness and grain size of curved objects manufactured by using upcoming SLS technology that features two CO laser sources. Our analysis was carried out on polyamide 11 (PA11), which is a sustainable biobased polymer that has been gaining popularity due to its high-performance properties: its low melting point, high viscosity, and excellent mechanical properties. By using a Taguchi experimental design and analysis of variance (ANOVA), we examined the influence on the surface roughness and grain size of the build setup, the presence of thin walls, and the position of the sample on the powder bed. We found significant differences in some surface roughness and grain size measurements when these parameters were changed. Full article
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Integrating Exposure Assessment and Process Hazard Analysis: The Nano-Enabled 3D Printing Filament Extrusion Case
by Stratos Saliakas, Spyridon Damilos, Melpo Karamitrou, Aikaterini-Flora Trompeta, Tatjana Kosanovic Milickovic, Costas Charitidis and Elias P. Koumoulos
Polymers 2023, 15(13), 2836; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym15132836 - 27 Jun 2023
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Nanoparticles are being used in novel applications of the thermoplastics industry, including automotive parts, the sports industry and leisure and consumer goods, which can be produced nowadays through additive manufacturing. However, there is limited information on the health and safety aspects during the [...] Read more.
Nanoparticles are being used in novel applications of the thermoplastics industry, including automotive parts, the sports industry and leisure and consumer goods, which can be produced nowadays through additive manufacturing. However, there is limited information on the health and safety aspects during the production of these new materials, mainly from recycled sources. This study covers the exposure assessment to nano- and micro-size particles emitted from the nanocomposites during the production of filaments for 3D printing through a compounding and extrusion pilot line using recycled (post-industrial) thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) and recycled polyamide 12 (PA12), which have been also upcycled through reinforcement with iron oxide nanoparticles (Fe3O4 NPs), introducing matrix healing properties triggered by induction heating. The assessment protocol included near- and far-field measurements, considering the extruder as the primary emission source, and portable measuring devices for evaluating particulate emissions reaching the inhalable zone of the lab workers. A Failure Modes and Effects Analysis (FMEA) study for the extrusion process line was defined along with a Failure Tree Analysis (FTA) process in which the process deviations, their sources and the relations between them were documented. FTA allowed the identification of events that should take place in parallel (simultaneously) or in series for the failure modes to take place and the respective corrective actions to be proposed (additional to the existing control measures). Full article
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