Recent Advances in 3D Printing Technologies in Bioengineering with Selected Papers from the 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2024)

Dear Colleagues,

This Special Issue of the Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing includes a selection of papers on this very interesting topic of “Recent Advances in 3D Printing Technologies in Bioengineering” from scientists across the globe, as well as extended versions of selected papers presented at the 29th Congress of the European Society of Biomechanics (ESB 2024) taking place in Edinburgh, Scotland, from 30th June to 3rd July 2024 (https://esbiomech2024.org/), which brings together experts from industry and research from all over the world.

Three-dimensional (3D) printing technology, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), has emerged as an attractive state-of-the-art tool for precisely fabricating functional materials with complex geometries and has demonstrated tremendous potential in bioengineering. This Special Issue will focus on original research papers and review articles that deal with cutting-edge technologies in various 3D-printing methods, including future strategies for developing materials and 3D-printed devices.

Contributors from around the world can submit their manuscripts for consideration as normal.

Participants of ESB 2024 can approach/contact the three editors of this Special Issue who are handling the selection of high-quality works from the conference. These papers will be submitted as extended full versions of their original papers (50% expansion of the contents of the conference paper).

Suitable topics for this Special Issue include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Three-dimensional printing of models, prototypes, and tools for surgical planning;
• Three-dimensional-printed sensor-related medical devices;
• Three-dimensional printing of pharmaceutical and drug delivery devices;
• Various applications in the dentistry field using 3D printing;
• Human tissue with 3D bioprinting and personalized tissue scaffolds using advanced biomaterials;
• Development and optimization of 3D-printing processes, including 4D printing.

Dr. Bin Zhang
Dr. Amirpasha Moetazedian
Prof. Dr. Peter Zioupos
Guest Editors

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• 3D printing
• additive manufacturing
• prototypes
• medical devices
• 3D bioprinting
• advanced biomaterials
• 4D printing