3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 November 2021) | Viewed by 552
Special Issue Editor
2. Department of Microelectronics, Faculty of Electrical Engineering and Communication, Brno University of Technology, Technicka 3058/10, 61600, Brno, Czech Republic
3. Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Medicine, Masaryk University, Kamenice 753/5, 625 00 Brno, Czech Republic
Interests: nanoparticles; metal oxides nanostructures; biopolymers; biocompatibility; microfluidics; biosensors; mechanotransduction
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
3D printing (additive manufacturing) is an important technological machining process in which material is joined or solidified under computer control through layer-by-layer printing to create a three-dimensional object. The rapid development of 3D printing has made it a versatile technology platform and a powerful technique for advanced manufacturing in the field of high-performance materials, electronic devices, and tissue engineering. Recently, 4D printing as “3D-printed stimuli-responsive materials” with the additional fourth D being time has received a great deal of attention. The concept of the fourth dimension has evolved, i.e., the shape, property, or functionality of a 3D-printed object can change over time under external stimuli, such as heat, light, water, voltage, magnetic field or pH. The Special Issue will cover full papers, communications, and reviews in all aspects of 3D and 4D technologies, printing of different polymers, and smart materials, as well as manuscripts from a broad range of applications for this emerging field, from industry to medicine. Challenges facing 3D and 4D printing such as broadening the scope of (smart) polymers, the compatibility of printing different materials, challenges in printing of soft polymers, improving printing processes, resolution and speed, and future perspectives for this field are invited to be discussed.
Dr. Zdenka Fohlerová
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- 3D and 4D printing techniques
- stimuli-responsive polymers
- implants
- drug delivery
- hydrogels
- electroactive polymers
- liquid crystal elastomers
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