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Review on Melt Electrowriting Modelling and Applications

by
Hongli Ju
1,
Wajira Mirihanage
2,
Weiguang Wang
3 and
Zekai Murat Kilic
1,*
1
Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, School of Engineering, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
2
Department of Materials, School of Natural Sciences, The University of Manchester, Oxford Road, Manchester M13 9PL, UK
3
Department of Mechanical Engineering, School of Engineering, Faculty of Engineering and Physical Sciences, University of Southampton, University Road, Southampton SO17 1BJ, UK
*
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Machines 2025, 13(9), 763; https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13090763 (registering DOI)
Submission received: 28 June 2025 / Revised: 12 August 2025 / Accepted: 20 August 2025 / Published: 25 August 2025
(This article belongs to the Section Advanced Manufacturing)
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Abstract

Melt electrowriting (MEW) is an advanced additive manufacturing technology that can produce micro- or nano-scale fibres, achieving accurate fibre deposition, and is suitable for manufacturing high-precision, miniature products. This review introduces the key principles and parameters that influence the performance of melt electrowriting and explores the current mathematical modelling under four stages: (1) heating and extrusion system, (2) formation of the Taylor cone, (3) formation and injection of the melt jet, and (4) deposition of the melt jet. In addition, current applications of melt electrowriting in emerging areas, such as tissue engineering, energy, filtration, and bioengineering, are introduced while discussing its combination with other additive manufacturing technologies. Finally, recent challenges, including production time, cost, and precision are covered, while the future research directions are to improve technology and introduce new materials.
Keywords: melt electrowriting; modelling; tissue engineering; additive manufacturing melt electrowriting; modelling; tissue engineering; additive manufacturing

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Ju, H.; Mirihanage, W.; Wang, W.; Kilic, Z.M. Review on Melt Electrowriting Modelling and Applications. Machines 2025, 13, 763. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13090763

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Ju H, Mirihanage W, Wang W, Kilic ZM. Review on Melt Electrowriting Modelling and Applications. Machines. 2025; 13(9):763. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13090763

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Ju, Hongli, Wajira Mirihanage, Weiguang Wang, and Zekai Murat Kilic. 2025. "Review on Melt Electrowriting Modelling and Applications" Machines 13, no. 9: 763. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13090763

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Ju, H., Mirihanage, W., Wang, W., & Kilic, Z. M. (2025). Review on Melt Electrowriting Modelling and Applications. Machines, 13(9), 763. https://doi.org/10.3390/machines13090763

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