Smart Infrastructure and Additive Manufacturing: Synergies, Advantages, and Limitations
Applied Sciences,
Год журнала:
2025,
Номер
15(7), С. 3719 - 3719
Опубликована: Март 28, 2025
The
integration
of
3D
printing
with
smart
infrastructure
presents
a
transformative
opportunity
in
urban
planning,
construction,
and
engineering,
enhancing
efficiency,
flexibility,
sustainability.
By
leveraging
additive
manufacturing
alongside
digitalization,
artificial
intelligence
(AI),
the
Internet
Things
(IoT),
this
technology
enables
creation
customized,
lightweight,
sensor-embedded
structures.
This
work
analyzes
both
advantages
challenges
applying
infrastructure,
focusing
on
material
optimization,
rapid
prototyping,
automated
fabrication,
which
significantly
reduce
construction
time,
labor
costs,
waste.
Applications
such
as
3D-printed
bridges,
modular
housing,
IoT-integrated
furniture
exhibit
its
potential
contributing
towards
resilient
resource-efficient
cities.
However,
despite
these
benefits,
significant
hinder
large-scale
adoption.
Issues
scalability,
particularly
fabrication
large
load-bearing
structures,
remain
unresolved,
requiring
advancements
high-speed
techniques,
reinforcement
strategies,
hybrid
methods.
Furthermore,
regulatory
uncertainties
absence
standardized
guidelines
create
barriers
to
implementation.
lack
comprehensive
building
codes,
certification
protocols,
quality
assurance
measures
for
structures
limits
their
widespread
acceptance
mainstream
construction.
Overcoming
limitations
necessitates
research
into
AI-driven
process
multi-material
printing,
international
standardization
efforts.
assisting
overcoming
challenges,
has
redefine
development,
making
more
adaptive,
cost-effective,
environmentally
sustainable.
provides
critical
evaluation
current
capabilities
achieving
full-scale
implementation
compliance.
Язык: Английский
Surface functionalization of bio-based polymers in FDM: A pathway to enhanced material performance
Applied Chemical Engineering,
Год журнала:
2024,
Номер
7(3)
Опубликована: Дек. 2, 2024
Such
rapid
advancement
places
FDM
as
a
transformative
technology
in
additive
manufacturing
generally,
and
particularly
into
the
context
of
fabrication
complex
geometries
using
bio-based
polymers.
However,
with
such
inherent
limitations
regarding
their
mechanical
thermal
properties,
these
face
significant
obstacles
that
need
innovative
approaches
toward
improvement.
Surface
functionalization
is
now
considered
one
frontline
strategies
advanced
improvements
interfacial
properties
durability
biobased
polymers
within
applications
represents
opportunities
for
enhancing
material
performance.
This
paper
discusses
recent
advances
surface
methods,
including
plasma
treatment,
grafting,
nanocoatings
applied
to
optimize
PLA,
PHA,
composites
functionality.
These
techniques
tune
at
molecular
level
consequently
strengthen
adhesion,
minimize
moisture
intake,
enhance
stability
improved
longer
operating
time
printed
parts.
Our
findings
indicate
incorporating
process
overcomes
some
challenges
achieves
targets
sustainable
manufacturing.
The
work
underlines
contemporary
methods
shows
both
implications
practical
effects,
thus
opening
path
future
research
industrial
high-performance
eco-friendly
materials.
Язык: Английский