Sustainable and Intelligent Applications of Additive Manufacturing
A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Computing and Artificial Intelligence".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 January 2027 | Viewed by 86
Special Issue Editors
Interests: additive manufacturing; rapid prototyping; digital fabrication; sustainability; renewable energy; circular-economy approaches; material and energy efficiency; polymer recycling (e.g., ABS and PLA); incorporation of solar and wind technologies
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Interests: advanced materials; composites; bio-mimicry; computational analysis; carbon fibre manufacturing; fracture mechanics; advanced manufacturing; polymers; aerospace design; structures; smart materials; additive manufacturing and nanomaterials
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Aims and Scope
While 3D printing was once a prototyping novelty, it is now reshaping manufacturing across multiple industries. Smart materials, AI, and better sensing are making it genuinely useful at scale.
We are seeking research contributions on 3D printing that tackle two points of interest: making it sustainable and making it smarter. We are not interested in theory alone—we want to see what actually works in the real world, and are especially interested in combining AM with AI, IoT, digital twins, and advanced sensors.
On the sustainability side, we are interested in recycling polymers, rethinking manufacturing around circular economy principles, and reducing energy use. We also want to see how 3D printing can solve problems people actually have—in healthcare, smart infrastructure, electronics, and industrial automation.
Topics of Interest
AI and Data-Driven Manufacturing
- Machine learning for optimizing AM processes;
- Digital twins and predictive maintenance;
- Real-time monitoring and defect detection.
Sustainable and Circular Manufacturing
- Recycling polymers;
- Bio-based and biodegradable materials;
- Life cycle assessment of AM systems;
- On-demand manufacturing.
Materials & Process Innovation
- Advanced materials (nanocomposites, smart materials);
- Multi-material and hybrid AM;
- Process modeling and simulation.
Biomedical and Healthcare Applications
- Bioprinting and tissue engineering;
- Patient-specific implants and prosthetics;
- Medical device prototyping.
IoT and Smart Systems Integration
- 3D-printed sensors and embedded systems;
- IoT-enabled AM devices;
- Smart manufacturing systems.
Industrial and Infrastructure Applications
- Aerospace and automotives;
- Construction-scale 3D printing;
- Lightweight structures and topology optimization.
Standards, Security and Digital Manufacturing
- Quality assurance and certification;
- Cybersecurity in digital manufacturing;
- IP protection in AM.
Dr. Tosin S. Famakinwa
Dr. Anil Ravindran
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- AI & data-driven manufacturing
- sustainable & circular manufacturing
- materials & process innovation
- biomedical & healthcare applications
- IoT & smart systems integration
- industrial & infrastructure applications
- standards, security & digital manufacturing
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