Advances in Laser Fabrication of Composites
A special issue of Journal of Composites Science (ISSN 2504-477X). This special issue belongs to the section "Composites Manufacturing and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 30 September 2025 | Viewed by 84
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Interests: atomic and molecular optical spectroscopy; laser materials microprocessing; laser ablation; laser-induced plasma plume; nanocomposites; nanomagnetism; semiconductor optoelectronics; thin films technology
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Dear Colleagues,
The fabrication of composites using lasers has been established as an easy, fast, flexible, controllable, and green method for the synthesis of materials for a range of applications in different fields.
Composites can be fabricated by laser irradiation of photo/thermo-sensitive materials. Selective laser sintering or melting of metals, polymers, carbon-based and other materials in powdered form leads to the fabrication of composites. Composites can be fabricated by the laser surface cladding of nanoparticle-coated metals also under external stimulus, such as ultrasonic vibration and magnetic field, among others. Composites can be fabricated by laser ablation of a bulk target material immersed in a monomer- or a polymer-doped solvent from the incorporation into the matrix of nanoparticles synthesized by the target laser ablation. Alternatively, nanoparticles can be synthesized by laser ablation of the bulk target material in a solvent and then the colloidal solution can be mixed with the polymer, leading to the fabrication of the composite. Laser irradiation of a nanoparticle colloidal solution can lead to the fabrication of composites due to the laser-induced joining of the nanoparticles.
The Journal of Composites Science invites papers for the Special Issue "Laser Fabrication of Composites". Experimental and theoretical articles will be accepted regarding the methods/methodology for the laser fabrication of composites, modelling of the laser beam–material interaction, chemistry of the laser fabrication of composites, material performance of laser fabrication composites, industrial scale-up of the methods, and interfacing of the laser fabrication of composites with characterization techniques. Topics of interest include, but are not limited to, the following:
- laser fabrication of composite scaffolds;
- laser additive manufacturing of composites;
- laser ablation of nanoparticle–polymer composites;
- laser fabrication of graphene-based composites;
- laser fabrication of 2D material-based composites;
- laser fabrication of fiber-based composites;
- theoretical modelling ;
- laser fabrication of magnetic composites;
- laser fabrication of functional composites;
- laser fabrication natural material-based composites.
Dr. Nikolaos G. Semaltianos
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- laser processing
- laser additive manufacturing
- laser ablation
- nanocomposites
- nanoparticles
- graphene
- 2D materials
- fibers
- magnetic composites
- natural materials
- laser beam-material interaction
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