3D and 4D Printing of Polymer/Carbon-Based Nanocomposite Materials
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Polymer Applications".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (25 August 2022) | Viewed by 568
Special Issue Editors
Interests: 3D printing; polymer composite; machine learning; multi-material 3D printing
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Interests: 3D printing; machine learning; composite printing
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Polymer composite materials have attracted widespread attention as they combine the properties of the individual constituent materials. Nanotechnology and nanomaterials have opened new opportunities in the field of polymer nanocomposites for applications such as optics, sensors, actuators, and many more. Among these, carbon-based nanomaterials such as carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and graphene have received much attention due to their unique properties. Additionally, the ability to process these nanocomposite materials and build parts with 3D printing techniques also provides new possibilities in terms of designs for both structural and electronic applications. One of the emerging applications includes 4D printing of nanocomposite materials.
This Special Issue aims to bring together researchers and practitioners in the field of material science, manufacturing, and the electrical field and field of electronics to showcase their recent works related to 3D and 4D printing of polymer/carbon-based nanocomposite materials. The range of the carbon-based nanomaterial includes but is not limited to carbon black, carbon nanotubes, and graphene. We invite original contributions, as well as review papers in this area.
Potential topics include but are not limited to the following:
- Formulation of nanocomposite ink/feedstock material for 3D printing;
- New processing techniques for 3D printing of nanocomposite materials;
- Optimization of 3D printing processes for nanocomposite materials;
- Applications of polymer/carbon-based nanocomposites;
- Mechanical/electrical property enhancement of polymers using nanocomposites;
- Fabrication of multifunctional structures using polymer nanocomposites;
- 4D printing of polymer nanocomposites.
Dr. Guo Liang Goh
Dr. Guo Dong Goh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- 3D printing
- 4D printing
- nanocomposite
- polymer
- additive manufacturing
- electronics
- reinforced polymer
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