Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Materials: Progress, Promise and Challenges
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School of Engineering, Chemical and Environmental Engineering, RMIT University, Melbourne 3000, Australia
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School of Engineering, Manufacturing, Materials and Mechatronics, RMIT University, Bundoora 3083, Australia
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Polymers 2021, 13(5), 753; https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050753
Received: 3 January 2021
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Revised: 24 February 2021
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Accepted: 25 February 2021
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Published: 28 February 2021
(This article belongs to the Special Issue 3D/4D Printing with Polymers, Polymer Hydrogels and Adaptive Soft Materials)
The use of additive manufacturing (AM) has moved well beyond prototyping and has been established as a highly versatile manufacturing method with demonstrated potential to completely transform traditional manufacturing in the future. In this paper, a comprehensive review and critical analyses of the recent advances and achievements in the field of different AM processes for polymers, their composites and nanocomposites, elastomers and multi materials, shape memory polymers and thermo-responsive materials are presented. Moreover, their applications in different fields such as bio-medical, electronics, textiles, and aerospace industries are also discussed. We conclude the article with an account of further research needs and future perspectives of AM process with polymeric materials.
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Keywords:
additive manufacturing; polymer; 3D printing; 4D printing; composite materials; smart materials; polymer composites
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Saleh Alghamdi, S.; John, S.; Roy Choudhury, N.; Dutta, N.K. Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Materials: Progress, Promise and Challenges. Polymers 2021, 13, 753. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050753
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Saleh Alghamdi S, John S, Roy Choudhury N, Dutta NK. Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Materials: Progress, Promise and Challenges. Polymers. 2021; 13(5):753. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050753
Chicago/Turabian StyleSaleh Alghamdi, Saad, Sabu John, Namita Roy Choudhury, and Naba K. Dutta. 2021. "Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Materials: Progress, Promise and Challenges" Polymers 13, no. 5: 753. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym13050753
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