Materials & Design,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
212, P. 110193 - 110193
Published: Oct. 28, 2021
The
combination
of
scientific
advances
in
additive
manufacturing
(AM)
and
smart
materials
(SMs)
has
enabled
the
development
a
new
interdisciplinary
research
area:
4D
printing.
This
technology
offers
–
via
stimuli-responsive
promising
transformation
capabilities
to
objects
whether
at
functional,
shape,
or
property
levels.
By
considering
such
capabilities,
researchers
from
multiple
disciplines
have
investigated
large
spectrum
stimuli-SMs
associations
with
proofs-of-concept
built
either
commercial
custom
3D
printers.
Despite
abundant
initiatives,
printing
requires
additional
developments
meet
robust
system
applications
for
industry.
paper
aims
highlight
status,
inherent
barriers,
challenges
be
addressed
product-systems
design
perspective.
It
firstly
reminds
fundamentals
SMs,
processes,
stimulus,
AM
which
synthesis
significant
works
related
highlighting
current
status
as
well
scientific,
technical,
organizational
limitations
is
provided.
Beyond
this
comprehensive
study,
emphasizes
opportunities
perspectives
draws
roadmap
engineering
cross-disciplinary
design.
outcome
work
tends
structure
efforts
next
decade
towards
products
that
use
humans
Polymers,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
13(3), P. 471 - 471
Published: Feb. 2, 2021
Over
the
last
decade,
progressive
application
of
natural
fibres
in
polymer
composites
has
had
a
major
effect
alleviating
environmental
impacts.
Recently,
there
is
growing
interest
development
green
materials
woven
form
by
utilising
from
lignocellulosic
for
many
applications
such
as
structural,
non-structural
composites,
household
utilities,
automobile
parts,
aerospace
components,
flooring,
and
ballistic
materials.
Woven
are
one
most
promising
substituting
or
hybridising
with
synthetic
polymeric
production
fibre
(NFPCs).
These
flexible,
able
to
be
tailored
specific
needs
have
better
mechanical
properties
due
their
weaving
structures.
Seeing
that
potential
advantages
fabrication
NFPC,
this
paper
presents
detailed
review
studies
related
A
variety
factors
influence
resultant
NFRC
yarn
characteristics,
fabric
well
manufacturing
parameters
were
discussed.
Past
current
research
efforts
on
NFPCs
various
matrices
including
polypropylene,
polylactic
acid,
epoxy
polyester
also
compiled.
Last
but
not
least,
applications,
challenges,
prospects
field
highlighted.
Polymer,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
230, P. 124080 - 124080
Published: Aug. 9, 2021
Additive
manufacturing
has
attracted
much
attention
in
the
last
decade
as
a
principal
growing
sector
of
complex
manufacturing.
Precise
layer-by-layer
patterning
materials
gives
rise
to
novel
designs
and
fabrication
strategies
that
were
previously
not
possible
realize
with
conventional
techniques.
Using
suitable
organized
variation
printing
settings,
parts
time-dependent
shapes
can
be
tuned
through
environmental
stimuli
realized.
Given
these
either
change
their
shape
over
time
pre-programmed
three-dimensional
or
revert
an
initial
design,
this
process
become
referred
four-dimensional
(4D)
printing.
In
regard,
commonly-used
polylactic
acid
(PLA)
polymer
been
recognized
compelling
material
candidate
for
4D
it
is
biobased
great
memory
behavior
employed
design
broad
range
smart
products.
review,
we
investigate
properties
PLA
first
section.
Then,
discuss
potential
printing,
including
principles
underlying
strategy
PLA-based
self-folding
structures.
The
resulting
exhibit
response
stimulus
well
temperature,
magnetic
field,
light.
We
additionally
impact
geometrical
conditions
on
functionality
final
printed
Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research,
Journal Year:
2023,
Volume and Issue:
6(4), P. 382 - 395
Published: March 3, 2023
In
recent
decades,
demand
for
sustainable
materials
in
place
of
low
cost
and
high
strength
has
been
trigged
globally,
which
motivated
researchers
towards
biocomposites/green
composites.
The
PLA
the
most
promising
matrix
material
suistanable
biocomposites
owing
to
its
biodegradability,
good
availability,
eco-friendliness,
antibacterial
property,
mechanical
thermal
properties.
PLA-based
are
economical,
full/partial
biodegradable
depends
upon
types
reinforcement,
light
weight,
also
offer
A
number
research
works
have
performed
on
explore
their
potential
products.
However,
no
comprehensive
review
with
up-to-date
data
reported
so
far.
This
fact
summerize
studies
biocomposites.
aim
present
is
highlight
current
past
trends
article
covers
efforts
by
synthesis
sustainability
PLA,
processing,
characterization,
applications
future
scope
study
observed
that
composites
emerging
can
replace
existing
non-biodegradable
non-renewable
synthetic
materials.
could
be
considered
as
best
source
PLA's
properties
enhanced
reinforcing
nano
micro
sizes
natural
fibers
cellulose.
Small,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
17(45)
Published: June 27, 2021
3D
printing
(additive
manufacturing
(AM))
has
enormous
potential
for
rapid
tooling
and
mass
production
due
to
its
design
flexibility
significant
reduction
of
the
timeline
from
manufacturing.
The
current
state-of-the-art
in
focuses
on
material
manufacturability
engineering
applications.
However,
there
still
exists
bottleneck
low
resolution
processing
rates,
especially
when
nanomaterials
need
tailorable
orders
at
different
scales.
An
interesting
phenomenon
is
preferential
alignment
nanoparticles
that
enhance
properties.
Therefore,
this
review
emphasizes
landscape
nanoparticle
context
printing.
Herein,
a
brief
overview
provided,
followed
by
comprehensive
summary
printing-enabled
well-established
in-house
customized
mechanisms
can
lead
selective
deposition
orientation
nanoparticles.
Subsequently,
it
listed
typical
applications
utilized
properties
ordered
(e.g.,
structural
composites,
heat
conductors,
chemo-resistive
sensors,
engineered
surfaces,
tissue
scaffolds,
actuators
based
functional
property
improvement).
This
review's
emphasis
particle
methodology
performance
composites
incorporating
aligned
In
end,
limitations
techniques
are
identified
together
with
future
perspectives.
Advanced Industrial and Engineering Polymer Research,
Journal Year:
2021,
Volume and Issue:
4(4), P. 301 - 311
Published: May 31, 2021
For
many
years,
3D
Printing
technologies
have
created
significant
advancements
in
the
fields
of
engineering
and
healthcare.
4D
printing
is
also
introduced,
which
advanced
version
printing.
The
process
when
a
printed
object
becomes
another
structure
due
to
influence
outside
energy
inputs
such
as
temperature,
light,
or
other
environmental
stimuli.
This
technology
uses
input
smart
materials,
excellent
capability
shape-changing.
self-assembly
programmable
material
aim
reimagine
building,
production,
assembly
products,
performance.
applied
various
sectors
engineering,
medicine,
others.
proteins
could
be
great
application.
With
this
new
dimension,
objects
can
change
their
shape
by
themselves
over
external
stimuli,
heat,
electricity,
magnetic
field,
etc.
paper
discussed
brief
about
technology.
Various
characteristics
for
enhancing
manufacturing
domain,
its
development,
applications
are
diagrammatically.
Conceptualised
Work
Process
Flow
Additive
Manufacturing
finally
identified
ten
major
roles
field.
Although
reversible
itself
fantastic
it
innovative,
employs
durable
accurate
reversal
during
shapeshift.
It
helps
us
create
complicated
structures
that
cannot
accomplished
easily
traditional
technologies.
seems
game-changer
different
industries
depending
on
natural
factors
instead
changes
way
produce,
develop,
bundle,
ship
goods
entirely.