The modern types of concrete are a mixture of aggregates, cement, water and optional additives and admixtures. In particular, polymer additives seem to be a promising type of component that can significantly change concrete and mortar properties. Cur...
This review supports formulation engineers in designing compatible and regulation-compliant additive systems. The integration of functional additives into polymer matrices plays a pivotal role in tailoring material properties to meet the demanding pe...
A wide variety of polymer additives have been widely used in recent years. However, the effect of different polymer additives on the durability of asphalt binders has not been investigated thoroughly. To evaluate the aging property of styrene-butadie...
The materials based on concrete with an addition of rubber are well-known. The interaction between concrete components and rubber particles is in the majority cases insufficient. For this reason, different substances are introduced into concrete-rubb...
In the process of oil extraction, the drilling fluid, as a critical operational fluid, directly impacts the drilling efficiency and safety. However, under high-temperature and high-pressure conditions, the drilling fluid tends to experience fluid los...
Microbial fuel cells (MFCs) provide considerable benefits in the energy and environmental sectors for producing bioenergy during bioremediation. Recently, new hybrid composite membranes with inorganic additives have been considered for MFC applicatio...
Organic solar cells (OSCs) demonstrating high power conversion efficiencies have been mostly fabricated using halogenated solvents, which are highly toxic and harmful to humans and the environment. Recently, non-halogenated solvents have emerged as a...
This study investigates the occurrence, distribution, and environmental implications of polymer-derived additives, including per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFAS), in aquatic systems impacted by the Brånåsen legacy landfill in Norway...
The construction industry is the main consumer of mineral resources. At the same time, the Portland cement (PC) industry occupies a leading position, using expensive, high-quality raw materials. This is due to the high rate of construction in differe...
Polymer additives in well cement slurry filtrate would affect the stability of natural gas hydrate (NGH), which could lead to formation collapse and cause marine disasters. It is necessary to clarify the critical conditions for the stability of NGH,...
Various strategies have been applied to reduce the initial burst of drug release and sustain release from poloxamer-based thermoresponsive gels. This work focussed on investigating different formulation approaches to minimise the initial burst of rel...
Additive manufacturing is rapidly evolving and opening new possibilities for many industries. This article gives an overview of the current status of additive manufacturing with polymers and polymer composites. Various types of reinforcements in poly...
The utilization of preceramic polymers (PCPs) to produce both oxide and non-oxide ceramics has caught significant interest, owing to their exceptional characteristics. Diverse types of polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) synthesized by using various PCPs...
Small additive molecules often enhance structural relaxation in polymers. We explore this effect in a thermoplastic shape memory polymer via molecular dynamics simulations. The additive-to-monomer size ratio is shown to play a key role here. While th...
Additive manufacturing (AM) of polymers and polymer composites is changing how customized, lightweight, and complex parts are produced across various industries. However, predicting the final properties of printed parts remains challenging due to var...
The use of additive manufacturing (AM) has moved well beyond prototyping and has been established as a highly versatile manufacturing method with demonstrated potential to completely transform traditional manufacturing in the future. In this paper, a...
Polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) technology has been established for over five decades as a versatile route for the fabrication of advanced bioceramic materials. However, conventional processing routes for bioceramics, such as melt-quenching and sol&n...
The paper aims to use Modern Dimensional Analysis (MDA) to study the polymers additive manufacturing optimization. The original part of the work is represented by the application of this nonconventional method in the field of polymers additive manufa...
Hydrogels are hydrophilic polymer materials that provide a wide range of physicochemical properties as well as are highly biocompatible. Biomedical researchers are adapting these materials for the ever-increasing range of design options and potential...
Polymer Additive Manufacturing (AM) offers substantial opportunities for material-efficient and distributed production, yet its transition towards genuine circularity remains constrained by cumulative material degradation, fragmented recovery strateg...
Polymer composites have opened a novel innovation phase in additive manufacturing (AM), and now lightweight, high-strength, and geometrical advanced components with tailored functionalities can be produced. The present study introduces advances in po...
Technologies for obtaining dosage formulations (DF) for personalized therapy are currently being developed in the field of inkjet (2D) and 3D printing, which allows for the creation of DF using various methods, depending on the properties of pharmace...
In relation to the fourth industrial revolution, traditional manufacturing methods cannot serve the flexibility demands related to mass customization and small series production. Rapid tooling provided by generative manufacturing has been suggested r...
Multi-material additive manufacturing of polymers has experienced a remarkable increase in interest over the last 20 years. This technology can rapidly design and directly fabricate three-dimensional (3D) parts with multiple materials without complic...
Particle-polymer dispersions are ubiquitous in additive manufacturing (AM), where they are used as inks to create composite materials with applications to wearable sensors, energy storage materials, and actuation elements. It has been observed that d...
Additively manufactured polymer structures often exhibit strong anisotropies due to their layered composition. Although existing methods in additive manufacturing (AM) for improving the mechanical properties are available, they usually do not elimina...
The circular economy plays an important role in the preparation and recycling of polymers. Research groups in different fields, such as materials science, pharmaceutical and engineering, have focused on building sustainable polymers to minimize the r...
Additive manufacturing (AM) technology has recently seen increased utilization due to its versatility in using functional materials, offering a new pathway for next-generation conformal electronics in the smart sensor field. However, the limited avai...
This study presents a comprehensive approach for simulating the additive manufacturing process of semi-crystalline composite polymers using Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). By combining thermomechanical Finite Element Analysis (FEA) with experimental...
Cervical cancer management increasingly requires patient-specific and locally adaptable technologies to address complex pelvic anatomy, heterogeneous tumor geometry, limited local drug retention, and the need for improved planning and education. Poly...
Additive manufacturing has a strong potential to produce sound metal–polymer joints using controlled polymer deposition on a metallic substrate. In this way, this study aimed to explore the morphological and mechanical properties of metal&ndash...
Ceramic materials are used in various industrial applications, as they possess exceptional physical, chemical, thermal, mechanical, electrical, magnetic, and optical properties. Ceramic structural components, especially those with highly complex stru...
The postfunctionalization of the main chain alkyne moieties of carbazole containing poly(arylenebutadiynylene)s was attempted by using a high yielding addition reaction between electron rich alkynes and a strong acceptor molecule, tetracyanoethylene...
Background: The transition from fossil-derived polymer additives to renewable alternatives is essential to mitigate environmental persistence and ensure chemical safety within the plastics industry. This review provides a comprehensive overview of re...
Tissue engineering (TE) is a branch of regenerative medicine with enormous potential to regenerate damaged tissues using synthetic grafts such as scaffolds. Polymers and bioactive glasses (BGs) are popular materials for scaffold production because of...
Overcoming the limitations of powder-based additive manufacturing processes is a crucial aspect for the manufacturing of patient-specific sophisticated implants with tailored properties. Within this work, a novel manufacturing process for the fabrica...
Material extrusion additive manufacturing (ME-AM) techniques have been recently introduced for core–shell polymer manufacturing. Using ME-AM for core–shell manufacturing offers improved mechanical properties and dimensional accuracy over conventional...
The application of additive manufacturing changes from prototypes to series production. In order to fulfill all requirements of series production, the process and the material characteristics must be known. The machine operator of additive manufactur...
This review examines the mechanical performance of metal- and polymer-based composites fabricated using additive manufacturing (AM) techniques. Composite materials have significantly influenced various industries due to their exceptional reliability...
For different manufacturing processes, porosity occurs in parts made using selective laser sintering (SLS) technology, representing one of the weakest points of materials produced with these processes. Even though there are different studies involvin...
Additive Manufacturing (AM) of polymer composites has enabled the fabrication of highly customized parts with notably mechanical properties, thermal and electrical conductivity compared to un-reinforced polymers. Employing the reinforcements was a ke...
Natural and synthetic rubber is gaining increased interest in various industrial applications and daily life sectors (automotive industry, acoustic and electrical isolators, adhesives, impermeable surfaces, and others) due to its remarkable physicome...
Porous polymers have been synthesized by an aza-Michael addition reaction of a multi-functional acrylamide, N,N′,N″,N‴-tetraacryloyltriethylenetetramine (AM4), and hexamethylene diamine (HDA) in H2O without catalyst. Reaction conditions, such as mono...
The robotics design process can be complex with potentially multiple design iterations. The use of 3D printing is ideal for rapid prototyping and has conventionally been utilised in concept development and for exploring different design parameters th...
Additive manufacturing of polymer tools represents a promising alternative to conventional steel tooling for low-force and low-volume sheet metal air bending. However, accurate prediction of sheet springback and the resulting deviation of the bending...
The long degradation time of commonly used plastic materials leads to serious environmental pollution. Low-density polyethylene (LDPE) and high-density polyethylene (HDPE) are among the most widely used polymers in industrial applications. In this st...
Polymer-based additive manufacturing (AM) gathers a great deal of interest with regard to standardization and implementation in mass production. A new methodology for the system and process capabilities analysis in additive manufacturing, using stati...
Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D-printing technology, is currently integrated in many fields as it possesses an attractive fabrication process. In this work, we deployed the 3D-print stereolithography (SLA) method to print polyurethane a...
Numerical studies for polymer composites deposition additive manufacturing have provided significant insight promoting the rapid development of the technology. However, little of existing literature addresses the complex yet important polymer composi...
Perovskite solar cells (PVSC) have drawn increasing attention due to their high photovoltaic performance and low-cost fabrication with solution processability. A variety of methods have been developed to make uniform and dense perovskite thin films,...
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