Polymers for 3D Printing: Current Advances and Future Perspectives
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (28 February 2022) | Viewed by 17207
Special Issue Editor
Interests: 3D printing; microfluidics; tissue engineering; bio-printing
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Dear Colleagues,
From polymers with transparent and self-healing properties to polymer matrix composites for improved performance, the use of polymers in 3D printing is prevalent in aerospace, automobile, biomedical, and electronics industries. As an additive fabrication process, 3D printing produces parts with higher degree of design freedom, while allowing heterogenous materials to be fabricated within a single build assembly. 3D printed polymer parts have shown to provide geometrically accurate models for form fitting applications such as product design and surgical planning and guides. However, there are increasing interests to introduce functionality into 3D printed parts.
In this Special Issue, the topic themes would be separated into three aspects material, design, and process. The issue will include original research papers and reviews on the latest advances of polymers in 3D printing that investigates on material formulation for functional 3D printing, innovation in process-induced functionalities, and integrating different fabrication technologies for enhanced performance. Also, articles on simulation and prediction models on 3D printed polymers are welcomed.
Dr. Jia Min Lee
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- 3D printing
- additive manufacturing
- functional materials
- polymer matrix composites
- simulation models
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