3D Printing Fabrication of Small Components

A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D:Materials and Processing".

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Interests: post-processing process; anodizing and platting process; 3D-printing process; microstructural design; advanced characterization techniques; mechanical properties at different length scales; plastic deformation mechanisms; degradation process; revalorization and reutilization
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Dear Colleagues,

In recent years, 3D fabrication has been developed using additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, which can meet the needs for on-demand fabrication of net-shape and near-net-shape multimaterial parts with multifunctionalities. This technology can provide rapid prototyping and low-volume manufacturing services, and versatile AM fabrication platforms could be advantageously shared by many users thanks to enhanced virtualization and collaborative work through a cloud. Future smart factories rely on smart manufacturing and real-time control of fabrication.

In this Special Issue, an open access forum is provided to contribute to the investigation of different aspects of the additive manufacturing technique in order to 3D print small components. Researchers may share their findings on the latest ongoing research and development activities, on the current state-of-the-art, and also on prior history. Both research papers and reviews are highly welcome.

The Special Issue will include (but will not be limited to) the following topics: feedstock modification, rheology, microstructural and mechanical characterization, and finite element modeling, among others.

We look forward to receiving your submissions.

Dr. Joan Josep Roa
Dr. Caroline Tardivat
Dr. Gemma Fargas
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Keywords

  • additive manufacturing
  • 3D printing process
  • feedstock modification
  • rheology
  • microstructural characterization
  • mechanical characterization

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A New 3D Printing System of Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene) for Realizing a High Electrical Conductivity and Fine Processing Resolution
by Katsumi Yamada and Junji Sone
Micromachines 2020, 11(12), 1120; https://doi.org/10.3390/mi11121120 - 17 Dec 2020
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Abstract
Micro-nano 3D printing of the conductive 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene polymer (PEDOT) was performed in this study. An oil immersion objective lens was introduced into the 3D photofabrication system using a femtosecond pulsed laser as the light source. As a result, the processing resolution in the [...] Read more.
Micro-nano 3D printing of the conductive 3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene polymer (PEDOT) was performed in this study. An oil immersion objective lens was introduced into the 3D photofabrication system using a femtosecond pulsed laser as the light source. As a result, the processing resolution in the horizontal and vertical directions was improved in comparison to our previous study. A relatively high electrical conductivity (3500 S/cm) was found from the obtained 3D PEDOT micro-structures. It is noteworthy that the high conductivity of the PEDOT was obtained in the mixed state with an insulating Nafion sheet. Full article
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