Additive Manufacturing and Rheology of Polymer Materials

Dear Colleagues,

The precise control of the shape and performance of additively manufactured polymer parts is greatly dependent on the rheological properties of the adopted material. The wide application of additive manufacturing techniques in practical industry is largely limited by uncontrollable mechanical properties, dimension accuracy, printing efficiency etc., thus a thorough understanding of the additive manufacturing mechanism and its potential for performance improvement is required. The scope of this Special Issue ranges from novel printing technologies to new printable materials, material modification and the performance enhancement of printed objects, mainly focusing on insight into the processing–structure–properties relationships based on rheological regulation. 

We welcome the submission of papers on topics including but not limited to the following:

• New techniques for the additive manufacturing of polymers;
• Insights into the additive manufacturing of polymers;
• Investigation of processing–structure–properties relationships;
• Rheological analysis in printing processes;
• Rheological regulation of printing materials;
• Property enhancement based on rheological manipulation;
• Discussion on the formation of interface layers;
• Other topics in polymer additive manufacturing with the involvement of rheology.

Dr. Xiang Lin
Dr. Runguo Wang
Dr. Sisi Wang
Prof. Dr. Qingshi Meng
Guest Editors

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