3D Printing of Polymeric Materials
A special issue of Materials (ISSN 1996-1944). This special issue belongs to the section "Manufacturing Processes and Systems".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 20 July 2025 | Viewed by 791
Special Issue Editors
2. IMDEA Materials Institute, Madrid, Spain
Interests: novel materials; additive manufacturing; sensors; 3D printing; aerospace; scaffolds; flexible electronics
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Interests: biodegradable polymers; smart materials; phase change materials; functional nanomaterials
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Nowadays, plenty of scientific fields demand the 3D printing of polymeric materials, from the aircraft and airspace field to the medical field. Furthermore, the merge of multimaterial 3D printing allows for control of the mechanical properties desired for a specific application. In the case of the airspace and automotive sectors, reinforcement of the polymer matrix with metallic continuous fibers and/or nanoparticles by using 3D printing technology enhances the mechanical stress and strain of the 3D printed structure. In the medical field, the fabrication of metallic polymer composites scaffolds biocompatible with cellular tissue and with enhanced mechanical properties facilitates the elimination of biodegraded prosthesis implants in the blood torrent after some programmed time. Regarding other application fields, such as edification, environmental science, geo-sensing, etc. , the excellent control of the size and kind of materials fused and deposited allows for the fabrication of novel sensors and useful designs. Furthermore, the incorporation of some additives such as flame retardant components in the polymer matrixed improves the utility of the desired volume printed.
This Special Issue aims to collect the efforts of scientists, engineers, and experts in additive manufacturing with 3D printing technology that make use of any kind of polymer materials reinforced with different additive particles with the aim of enhancing their mechanical, conductive, biodegraded, regenerative, etc, properties for specific applications.
It is our pleasure to invite you to submit a manuscript to this Special Issue. Full papers, communications, and reviews are all welcome.
Dr. Jose Sanchez del Rio Saez
Dr. Guangzhong Yin
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- 3D printing
- flexible electronics
- biomaterials
- scaffolds
- novel sensors
- flame retardancy
- simulations
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