Advanced 3D-Printed Biopolymer-Based Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Biobased and Biodegradable Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 31 December 2024 | Viewed by 801
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Interests: wood; bamboo; lignocellulosic materials; natural fibers-reinforced composites; thermal modification; the structural design; fused deposition modeling (FDM)
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Dear Colleagues,
Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as 3D printing, has been a promising technology in various applications, such as aeronautics, civil engineering, automotive engineering, and medicine. Compared to traditional subtractive manufacturing, AM enables the automatic fabrication of products or functional components with complex shapes at a low manufacturing cost. In addition, the development of environmentally sustainable products from biomass and lower chemical consumption are required by the 3D printing technique. Natural-derived biopolymers, including cellulose, hemicellulose, lignin, starch, alginate, and chitosan, are widely available, biodegradable, biocompatible, renewable, and inherently functional. On the other hand, natural fibers have various advantages, including good mechanical properties, low density, and a reduction in cost. The aim of this Special Issue is to investigate the application and development of advanced 3D printing biopolymer-based composites. Authors are invited to submit original research articles on novel, functional, and environmentally sustainable biocomposite materials for 3D printing
Dr. Teng-Chun Yang
Guest Editor
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Keywords
- additive manufacturing
- biopolymers
- biocomposites
- filament improvement
- functional materials
- 3D printing technologies
- structural design
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