TY - BOOK TI - Additive Manufacturing of Bio and Synthetic Polymers SN - 9783036533193 PY - 2022/// CY - Basel PB - MDPI - Multidisciplinary Digital Publishing Institute KW - History of engineering & technology KW - bicssc KW - Technology: general issues KW - 3D printing KW - ABS KW - additive technologies KW - antibacterial KW - anticancer activity KW - antimicrobial KW - antimicrobial properties KW - bio-based polyethylene composite KW - bio-based polymer KW - biocomposite KW - biodegradable polymers KW - biopolymer KW - blend KW - building orientation KW - carbon fibres KW - CNT KW - composite KW - composite material KW - design process KW - drug delivery KW - dust cloud KW - dust explosion KW - epoxidized jatropha oil KW - extrusion KW - fatigue KW - fibre treatment KW - flexible TPU KW - food packaging KW - Fused Deposition Modelling (FDM) KW - fused filament fabrication KW - fused-filament fabrication KW - high-density polyethylene KW - internal architecture KW - jatropha oil KW - kenaf KW - kenaf fibre KW - lattice material KW - layer thickness KW - mechanical properties KW - mechanical strength KW - minimum ignition temperature of dispersed dust KW - MWCNT KW - naked mole-rat algorithm KW - natural bioactive polymers KW - natural fiber composite KW - natural fibres KW - non-covalent functionalisation KW - nozzle size KW - optimization KW - P3HT KW - pitch KW - polyamide 12 KW - polyethylene KW - polylactic acid (PLA) KW - polymeric scaffolds KW - polythiophene KW - process parameters KW - product design KW - reaction time KW - shape memory polymer KW - silver nanopowder KW - sustainability design KW - thermal properties KW - thermo-mechanical loads KW - thermoplastic starch KW - tissue engineering KW - X-ray tomography N1 - Open Access N2 - Additive manufacturing technology offers the ability to produce personalized products with lower development costs, shorter lead times, less energy consumed during manufacturing and less material waste. It can be used to manufacture complex parts and enables manufacturers to reduce their inventory, make products on-demand, create smaller and localized manufacturing environments, and even reduce supply chains. Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as fabricating three-dimensional (3D) and four-dimensional (4D) components, refers to processes that allow for the direct fabrication of physical products from computer-aided design (CAD) models through the repetitious deposition of material layers. Compared with traditional manufacturing processes, AM allows the production of customized parts from bio- and synthetic polymers without the need for molds or machining typical for conventional formative and subtractive fabrication.In this Special Issue, we aimed to capture the cutting-edge state-of-the-art research pertaining to advancing the additive manufacturing of polymeric materials. The topic themes include advanced polymeric material development, processing parameter optimization, characterization techniques, structure-property relationships, process modelling, etc., specifically for AM UR - https://directory.doabooks.org/handle/20.500.12854/81226 UR - https://mdpi.com/books/pdfview/book/5258 ER -