Advanced Manufacturing of Soft Materials
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Materials Science and Engineering".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 September 2021) | Viewed by 3249
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Dear Colleagues,
Soft materials include polymers, foams, gels, porous and granular materials and biomaterials and have found application in a wide range of applications, from flexible electronics and regenerative medicine. However, soft materials bring new challenges when it comes to their manufacture and integration into various systems compared to more traditional engineering materials.
This Special Issue of Applied Sciences, “Advanced Manufacturing of Soft Materials”, is intended for a wide and interdisciplinary audience and covers recent advances in:
- Development of new manufacturing techniques and processing of soft materials;
- Innovative concepts in additive manufacturing;
- Formulation of functional and structured soft materials;
- Bio-inspired design and self-assembly methods;
- Integration of soft materials with coatings and rigid systems.
Dr. David Cheneler
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- Additive manufacturing of soft materials
- Post-processing of soft materials
- Soft tooling production
- Production of foams and porous materials
- Fiber and fabrics encapsulation
- Formulation and integration of biomaterials and hydrogels
- Bio-inspired design and self-assembly methods
- Electroactive polymers and dielectric elastomers
- Soft materials for robotics, including soft actuation and sensing
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