Additive Manufacturing of Composites and Nanocomposites, 2nd Edition

Dear Colleagues,

The integration of additive manufacturing (AM) with advanced composites unlocks potential in the design, development, and implementation of extraordinarily complex and functional structures for broad engineering applications including the aerospace, automotive, and biomedical industries. Starting in the mid-2000s and continuing to the present, the focus of AM has shifted from rapid prototyping to the production of end-use components. Numerous AM technologies, such as stereolithography, direct ink writing, fused deposition modeling, and selective laser sintering, have been demonstrated for the fabrication of fiber-reinforced composites and nanocomposites. These technologies continue to grow due to their versatility, flexibility, and potential to be integrated with the Internet of Things (IOT) for Industry 4.0 implementations in advanced aerospace, healthcare, and defense applications. This Special Issue entitled “Additive Manufacturing of Composites and Nanocomposites” provides a platform for the composites community to present cutting-edge breakthroughs in fundamental and applied science relevant to the field of 3D printing of advanced composites and nanomaterials. Topics of interests include but are not limited to the following:

• Advanced AM of structural composites and nanocomposites;
• Artificially intelligent and machine-learning-enhanced manufacturing;
• Integration of AM and the IoT for Industry 4.0;
• Modeling of novel materials and AM processes for composites and nanocomposites;
• Novel manufacturing technologies for AM, such as laser, microwave, and ultrasound-enhanced fabrication;
• Novel materials development for AM of composites and nanocomposites;
• 3D printing of functional and adaptive structures with beneficial capabilities, such as energy harvesting and storage, biomedical devices, and sensors and actuators.

Dr. Yingtao Liu
Prof. Dr. Yirong Lin
Guest Editors

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