Novel advancements in additive manufacturing of PLA : A review

Three‐dimensional (3‐D) printing technology (3‐DPT) also referred to as additive manufacturing (AM) has advanced rapidly and is vastly used in varying manufacturing fields because of the minimization of waste materials and the ability to form complex geometrical shapes from micro‐ to macroscale. Now...

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Published inPolymer engineering and science Vol. 63; no. 10; pp. 3189 - 3208
Main Authors Odera, Raphael Stone, Idumah, Chistopher Igwe
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Newtown Society of Plastics Engineers, Inc 01.10.2023
Blackwell Publishing Ltd
Subjects
3D printing
Actuators
Automation
Manufacturing engineering
Metamaterials
Methods
Nanotechnology
Polymeric composites
Robotics
Smart materials
Nigeria
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ISSN0032-3888
1548-2634
DOI10.1002/pen.26450

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Summary:Three‐dimensional (3‐D) printing technology (3‐DPT) also referred to as additive manufacturing (AM) has advanced rapidly and is vastly used in varying manufacturing fields because of the minimization of waste materials and the ability to form complex geometrical shapes from micro‐ to macroscale. Nowadays, additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged extensively in varying engineering, architectural, medical, industrial, and manufacturing fields. Four‐dimensional (4‐D) printing technology (4‐DPT) synergizes 3‐DPT with stimuli‐sensitive materials and has garnered wide attention for smart additive fabrication. More so, 4‐DPT has displayed great prospects in numerous engineering applications including origami actuators, drug transport, robotics, smart clothing, and adaptive metamaterials. Hence, this elucidation presents recent advances in PLA additive manufacturing (3‐DPT) and applications. Insight into 4‐DPT is also presented.
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ISSN:0032-3888
1548-2634
DOI:10.1002/pen.26450