Applications of Additive Manufacturing Technologies

Dear Colleagues,

Additive manufacturing (AM), also known as 3D printing, is an emerging rapid prototyping technology favored by many fields such as biomedicine, aerospace, and smart devices. Based on a computer-designed 3D model, additive manufacturing builds materials layer by layer through heating and melting, laser sintering, or light curing to create the desired solid 3D part. Compared to traditional processing methods, additive manufacturing eliminates the need for molds and cumbersome machining processes, and can be used to design and produce complex structures on demand that are difficult to achieve with traditional processing methods. A variety of additive manufacturing technologies have been developed, mainly including fused deposition molding (FDM), direct ink writing (DIW), stereolithography (SLA), digital light processing (DLP), and selective laser sintering (SLS). In addition, numerous printing materials have been developed, such as polymers, metals, and ceramics. These materials have many functions such as electrical and thermal conductivity, shape memory, self-healing, etc., and are widely employed in many such as bioengineering, sensors, and soft robotics.

This Special Issue aims to collect new insights regarding the application of additive manufacturing technologies in advanced fields such as sensors and robotics, focusing on modeling, material and structural design, fabrication, and control in practical applications.

Dr. Guangda Zhu
Dr. Yi Hou
Guest Editors

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• additive manufacturing
• 3D printing
• deposition molding (FDM)
• direct ink writing (DIW)
• stereolithography (SLA)
• digital light processing (DLP)
• selective laser sintering (SLS)