Advanced 3D Printing Polymeric Materials: Design, Fabrication and Applications
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 March 2026 | Viewed by 1
Special Issue Editor
Interests: additive manufacturing; X-ray and neutron scattering coupled to operando experiments durng polymer processing ; functional materials; including electrically conductive polymers and liquid crystal elastomers
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Dear Colleagues,
It has been over 40 years since the initial development of stereolithography opened the door on a new approach to manufacturing. From there, alternative technologies, such as powder bed methods, including selective laser melting, and extruder-based 3D printing have quickly developed. Researchers soon realized that not only did we have a new approach to manufacturing but that we could also produce parts which were impossible to create beforehand. The mass potential for personalization attracted those who designed scaffolds essential for tissue engineering, for which polymers were particular suited. After 40 years, this seems an excellent time to pause and reflect on the new concepts of today. In recent years we have seen the emergence of big area additive manufacturing and the emergence of two new areas, construction and food printing; there are many more. With this Special Issue, we plan to capture the exciting new research steps which are being made today in the field of additive 3D printing, whether it relates to the technology, to the materials, or to the applications it enables. This Special Issue welcomes reviews on new concepts, new technologies, or new applications. Research articles are welcome in any relevant field but especially those which push the envelope of additive manufacturing in new directions.
I look forward to reading your manuscript in the future.
With best wishes for your research,
Prof. Dr. Geoffrey R. Mitchell
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- new technologies
- modeling
- design
- in situ measurements
- applications
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