Smart Materials, Intelligent Structures and Innovative Applications of 3D Printing and Bioprinting Methods
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Biomaterials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 August 2025 | Viewed by 1221
Special Issue Editors
Interests: three-dimensional printing; bio-printing; topological optimization; computer aided design; computer aided engineering
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Interests: CAD/CAM/CAE systems; reverse engineering; 3D printing; virtual reality
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
This Special Issue, titled “Smart Materials, Intelligent Structures and Innovative Applications of 3D Printing and Bioprinting Methods”, aims to publish high-quality and original research papers (papers that have not been published elsewhere) based on innovative research that are mainly related to the evolution and trends of 3D printing methods, with applicability in large areas that are related to medical applications.
The main aim of this Special Issue of Materials is to explore new types of materials that are conceived, developed and suitable to be used for different types of 3D printing technologies. Either we refer to metallic materials, polymers, ceramic materials or composites or refer to specific methods that are used for widening the area of materials (by mixing hybrid materials, coatings, immersing, etc.). The use of these types of materials by using 3D printing methods or bio-printing is aimed to be presented through the papers that will be published in this Special Issue.
Developing different types of lattice structures to decrease the weight of parts by topological optimization (with applicability in the aerospace or automotive industry) or to stimulate the osseo-conductivity of different types of implants made by 3D printing technologies (with applicability in the medical field) are the results that aim to be reached by following different characterization procedures (e.g., mechanical testing, SEM, TEM, AFM, EDX analyses, etc.) in this Special Issue.
In terms of the applicability of the methods, any application that is linked to medical models (skull implant, hip implant, vertebral implant, bone reconstruction, skin, tissue, vessels, muscles, organs, etc.) are more than welcome to be included in the Special Issue.
The main topics of interest encompass scientific contributions related to the following research areas:
- New types of materials suitable for 3D printing technologies;
- Design of new structures and topological optimization;
- Modeling and simulation of processes or newly developed products;
- Additive manufacturing, 3D printing and bio-printing methods; Mechanical testing of parts made using 3D printing technologies;
- Material characterization methods for newly developed materials.
It is our pleasure to invite researchers, scientists, surgeons and professionals from academic institutions and research centers from around the world to submit their contributions to this Special Issue.
Dr. Razvan Ioan Pacurar
Dr. Filip Górski
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- bio-printing
- lattice structures
- topological optimization
- bionic design
- computer aided design
- finite element analysis
- smart materials
- medical implants
- bone structures
- osseo-conductivity
- bio-activity
- mechanical testing
- material characterization
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