3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials
Processes, Applications, and Challenges
- 2nd Edition - May 1, 2027
- Latest edition
- Editors: Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni, Kalim Deshmukh, Mariam AlAli AlMaadeed
- Language: English
3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials: Processes, Applications, and Challenges presents a thorough and updated overview of advanced additive manufacturing techni… Read more
Description
Description
3D and 4D Printing of Polymer Nanocomposite Materials: Processes, Applications, and Challenges presents a thorough and updated overview of advanced additive manufacturing techniques and innovative polymer-based materials. The book explores processes, materials selection, and printability issues, along with sections on the preparation of polymer composite materials for 3D and 4D printing, emerging AI-driven optimization and sustainable, bio-based polymers. This edition expands the scope to cover novel applications in healthcare, aerospace, food production, forensic science, and energy storage. It highlights recent advances in bioinks, real-time monitoring, quantum computing applications, and environmentally responsible bioprinting practices. Emphasizing both fundamental principles and practical methodologies, this comprehensive resource bridges the gap between research and industrial implementation. Designed for researchers, engineers, and industry professionals, the book offers valuable insights into the challenges, innovations, and future directions shaping the field of polymer nanocomposite additive manufacturing.
Key features
Key features
- Provides a thorough, clear understanding of polymer preparation techniques and 3D and 4D printing processes, with a view to specific applications
- Highlights AI-driven process optimization, sustainable material innovations, and biomimetic designs
- Examines synthesis, formation methodology, the dispersion of fillers, characterization, properties, and performance of polymer nanocomposites
Readership
Readership
Researchers, scientists, and advanced students in the areas of 3D and 4D printing, polymer matrix composites, nanocomposites, polymer processing, polymer chemistry, polymer physics, plastics engineering, materials science, biomedical engineering, and mechanical engineering
Table of contents
Table of contents
1. Introduction to 3D and 4D Printing Technology: State of the Art and Recent Trends
2. Fundamentals and Applications of 3D and 4D Printing of Polymers: Challenges in Polymer Processing and Prospects of Future Research
3. AI-Driven Optimization and Machine Learning in 3D and 4D Printing: Enhancing Design, Processing, and Quality Control
4. Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Frameworks, and Digital Twin Integration in Bioprinting: Toward a Smarter, Safer Future
5. Shape Memory Polymer Blends and Composites for 3D and 4D Printing Applications
6. Graphene and Graphene Oxide-Reinforced 3D and 4D Printable Composites
7. Polymer-Based Conductive Composites for 3D and 4D Printing of Electrical Circuits
8. 3D and 4D Printing of Polymer/CNTs-Based Conductive Composites
9. Photoactive Resin Formulations and Composites for Optical 3D and 4D Printing of Functional Materials and Devices
10. Multifunctional Polymer Composites for 3D and 4D Printing
11. Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment in Bioprinting: Toward Environmentally Responsible Innovation
12. Sustainable and Smart Polymers for 3D Printing
13. Fabrication of 3D and 4D Polymer Micro- and Nanostructures Based on Electrospinning
14. Advanced Vat Photopolymerization for 3D Printing: Superhydrophobic and Multifunctional Objects
15. 3D and 4D Printing of pH-Responsive and Functional Polymers and Their Composites
16. Hydrogels and hydrogel composites for 3D and 4D printing application
17. 4D Printed Shape-Memory Polyimide Aerogels: Smart Materials for Aerospace and Biomedical Applications
18. Additive Manufacturing (AM) of Medical Devices and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Based on 3D and 4D Printing
19. 3D and 4D Printing of Biomaterials and Biocomposites, Bioinspired Composites, and Related Transformers
20. Transforming Healthcare with 3D Printing: Innovations in Personalized Medicine, Prosthetics, and Drug Delivery
21. 3D Printing in Dental Applications: Revolutionizing Oral Healthcare
22. Energy Storage and Conversion: 3D Printing for Batteries, Supercapacitors, and Fuel Cells
23. 3D Printing in Criminology – Forensic Applications and Crime Investigation
24. 3D Printing in Food Manufacturing: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Prospects
25. Quantum Computing Applications in Advanced Printing: Transforming Additive Manufacturing
2. Fundamentals and Applications of 3D and 4D Printing of Polymers: Challenges in Polymer Processing and Prospects of Future Research
3. AI-Driven Optimization and Machine Learning in 3D and 4D Printing: Enhancing Design, Processing, and Quality Control
4. Artificial Intelligence, Regulatory Frameworks, and Digital Twin Integration in Bioprinting: Toward a Smarter, Safer Future
5. Shape Memory Polymer Blends and Composites for 3D and 4D Printing Applications
6. Graphene and Graphene Oxide-Reinforced 3D and 4D Printable Composites
7. Polymer-Based Conductive Composites for 3D and 4D Printing of Electrical Circuits
8. 3D and 4D Printing of Polymer/CNTs-Based Conductive Composites
9. Photoactive Resin Formulations and Composites for Optical 3D and 4D Printing of Functional Materials and Devices
10. Multifunctional Polymer Composites for 3D and 4D Printing
11. Sustainability and Life Cycle Assessment in Bioprinting: Toward Environmentally Responsible Innovation
12. Sustainable and Smart Polymers for 3D Printing
13. Fabrication of 3D and 4D Polymer Micro- and Nanostructures Based on Electrospinning
14. Advanced Vat Photopolymerization for 3D Printing: Superhydrophobic and Multifunctional Objects
15. 3D and 4D Printing of pH-Responsive and Functional Polymers and Their Composites
16. Hydrogels and hydrogel composites for 3D and 4D printing application
17. 4D Printed Shape-Memory Polyimide Aerogels: Smart Materials for Aerospace and Biomedical Applications
18. Additive Manufacturing (AM) of Medical Devices and Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering Based on 3D and 4D Printing
19. 3D and 4D Printing of Biomaterials and Biocomposites, Bioinspired Composites, and Related Transformers
20. Transforming Healthcare with 3D Printing: Innovations in Personalized Medicine, Prosthetics, and Drug Delivery
21. 3D Printing in Dental Applications: Revolutionizing Oral Healthcare
22. Energy Storage and Conversion: 3D Printing for Batteries, Supercapacitors, and Fuel Cells
23. 3D Printing in Criminology – Forensic Applications and Crime Investigation
24. 3D Printing in Food Manufacturing: Innovations, Challenges, and Future Prospects
25. Quantum Computing Applications in Advanced Printing: Transforming Additive Manufacturing
Product details
Product details
- Edition: 2
- Latest edition
- Published: May 1, 2027
- Language: English
About the editors
About the editors
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Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni
Dr. Kishor Kumar Sadasivuni is an Assistant Professor at the Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar, with expertise in polymer composite materials and high-performance polymer nanocomposites for industrial applications. Since 2009, he has promoted interdisciplinary collaborations in nanocomposites and industrial technologies. His research includes sensor technology, piezoelectrics, energy storage, and flexible electronics. His prolific academic output encompasses numerous journal articles, book chapters, and edited volumes, with his publications amassing more than 17,000 citations.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Center of Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Doha, QatarKD
Kalim Deshmukh
Dr. Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech Republic. He has over 20 years of research experience in nanomaterials and polymeric materials, with particular expertise in polymer blends, nanocomposites, and nanohybrids. His work emphasizes nanoscale dispersion, interfacial chemistry, and structure–property relationships that influence material performance in applications such as energy storage, gas sensing, biosensing, electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding, and high-k dielectrics. He has authored more than 200 publications, including original research articles and review papers, in leading international journals and with major publishers, such as the Royal Society of Chemistry (RSC), American Chemical Society (ACS), Elsevier, Wiley-VCH, Springer, and Taylor & Francis. In addition to his research contributions, he has edited or co-edited several books published by ACS, RSC, Elsevier, Springer, Wiley-VCH, and Wiley Scrivener.
Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, New Technologies Research Centre, University of West Bohemia in Pilsen, Czech RepublicMA
Mariam AlAli AlMaadeed
Professor Mariam AlAli AlMaadeed is Vice President for Research and Graduate Studies, Professor, Qatar University, Doha, Qatar. She received her Ph.D. in Materials Science from Alexandria University in Alexandria, Egypt in 2001, and joined the Physics Department at Qatar University in the same year. Prof. AlMaadeed has excellent experience and a large amount of internationally recognized work in the field of polymers, characterization and structure, as well as in nanocomposites and nanotechnology. Her work is featured in more than 130 journals and conference publications. Prof. AlMaadeed has given many consultations and workshops to a diverse group of organizations, across industry, government ministries, and communities. She is currently a member in many advisory committees and editorial board bodies such as Advanced Manufacturing: Polymer & Composites Science, Taylor and Francis and Emergent Materials, Springer. Prof. AlMaadeed has designed and contributed to many workshops, symposiums and conferences in the field of materials science, and in teaching and learning strategies. She received the Physics State Award for 2010, the Gulf Petrochemical Association (GPCA) Plastic Excellence Award in 2014 and the ISESCO Prize in Science & Technology 2016.
Affiliations and expertise
Director, Center for Advanced Materials, Qatar University, Qatar