3D/4D Printing of Multifunctional Composites with Multifunctional Applications

Dear Colleagues,

Three-dimensional (3D) printing, also known as additive manufacturing (AM), provides great opportunities for the manufacture of complex and personalized products for industrial and environmental applications, such as in aerospace, vehicles, renewable energy, construction, biomedical technology, and prototypes. A wide range of 3D structures and geometries can be fabricated using different kinds of materials, such as metals, polymers, ceramics, and fiber-reinforced composites.

During the last decade, 3D printing using new intelligent materials, very often based on composites, and innovative design and technological solutions evolved into a new concept, namely so-called 4D printing. The process of 4D printing is where 3D-printed objects can transform over time based on specific stimuli, such as heat, light, wind, or electricity, based on a set of instructions written into their geometric coding.

In this Special Issue, we aim to present a collection of reviews, perspectives, and research articles that highlight the latest advancements in 3D and 4D printing. This Special Issue will be split into two distinctive parts, as follows:

(a) The initial section will cover the latest advancements in 3D/4D printing, rapid tooling and manufacturing, customized mechanical, chemical, and electrical properties, quality control and AM standards, case studies, etc., and several novel applications, such as 3D/4D-printed circuits and electronics, flexible electrodes, large-scale photocatalytic/self-cleaning filters and devices, 3D/4D printing for medicine and biomedical engineering, photonic metamaterials and metasurfaces, etc., to name but a few.

(b) The second section will cover the exploration of innovative 3D/4D-printed nanostructures and nanocomposites for applications in micro-electromechanical systems (MEMSs) and the creation of adaptive materials to enable the construction of dynamic devices characterized by adaptable properties and reconfigurable architectures.

Dr. George Kenanakis
Guest Editor

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• 3D/4D printing
• rapid prototyping
• additive manufacturing
• composites materials
• multifunctional structures
• adaptive materials