Polymers and Their Application in 3D Printing

• Format: eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute 2023
• Subjects: 3D bioprinting; 3D helicoidal architecture; 3D lattice structure; 3D printing; 3D-printed membranes; 45S5 Bioglass; 4D printing; ABS; ABS simple beam; additive manufacturing; annealing; bending deflection; cell culture; Chemistry; creep; cyclic loading; double cantilever beam test; embedded structure; FFF; fiber-based polymer composite; finite element analysis; flexible oscillating heat pipe; flexural properties; fused deposition modelling; fused deposition modelling (FDM); fused filament fabrication; grid structure; hatch orientation; high-structured carbon black (KB); hyaluronic acid; hyperelastic; impact resistance; laser power; lightweight photovoltaics (PV); Mathematics and Science; maxillary defect; membrane process; multi-walled carbon nanotubes (MWNT); NinjaFlex; numerical modeling; Organic chemistry; PA12; PCL/β-TCP; piezoresistive properties; PLA; plate-based lattice; poly(lactic acid); polycaprolactone; polyethylene; polylactic acid (PLA); polymer processing; polyolefins; polypropylene; post-UV-curing; printability; pulp-dentin; Reference, Information and Interdisciplinary subjects; relaxation; Research and information: general; scaffold; selective laser sintering; self-healing mechanism; shape transformation; shell-based lattice; simple cubic lattice structures; steel-filled PLA; thermal performance; thermal resistance; thermoplastic polyurethane; tissue engineering; TPU; TPU origami capsule; tricalcium phosphate; truss-based lattice; viscoelastic behavior
• ISBN: 9783036560274; 9783036560281; 3036560289; 3036560270
• DOI: 10.3390/books978-3-0365-6028-1

Dear Colleagues, Fused filament fabrication, also known as 3D printing, is extensively used to produce prototypes for applications in, e.g., the aerospace, medical, and automotive industries. In this process, a thermoplastic polymer is fed into a liquefier that extrudes a filament while moving in successive X–Y planes along the Z direction to fabricate a 3D part in a layer-by-layer process. Due to the progressive advances of this process in industry, the application of polymeric (or even composite) materials have received much attention. Researchers and industries now engage in 3D printing by implementing numerous polymeric materials in their domain. In this Special Issue, we will present a collection of recent and novel works regarding the application of polymers in 3D printing.