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4D Printing of Composites
Methods and Applications
- 1st Edition - July 30, 2024
- Editors: Gurminder Singh, Ranvijay Kumar, Sunpreet Singh, Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 5 1 8 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 2 1 5 1 7 - 9
4D Printing of Composites: Methods and Applications provides comprehensive coverage of the theory behind this emerging technology, its impact on materials development, functiona… Read more
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Request a sales quote4D Printing of Composites: Methods and Applications provides comprehensive coverage of the theory behind this emerging technology, its impact on materials development, functional characterization, and the technical details required for readers to investigate novel emerging applications. The advantages and limitations of the technology are discussed in detail as well as laboratory developments, industrial implications, commercialization, and avenues for future development. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers working in materials science, mechanical engineering, and product design and those working in composite materials development and manufacturing engineering in various industries.
- Provides in-depth technical discussion on the mechanisms of 4D printing for composites
- Covers 4D printing process modelling and optimization
- Includes mathematical/simulation studies of composite 4D printing
- Examines multi-material 4D printing of different composite materials
- Discusses 4D printing features of developed industrial products and their characterization
Academic and industrial researchers in materials science, mechanical engineering, and product design and those working in composite materials development and manufacturing engineering in aerospace, automobile, pharmaceutical, construction and biomedical industries.Postgraduate students in materials science, product design and manufacturing, and engineering
- Cover image
- Title page
- Table of Contents
- Front Matter
- Copyright
- Contributors
- Preface
- Chapter 1 3D to 4D printing: Perspective and development
- Abstract
- Key points
- 1.1 Introduction
- 1.2 Fourth dimension in 3D printing
- 1.3 Overview of 4D printing: Innovation and applications
- 1.4 Shape-changing phenomena
- 1.5 Stimulus in 4D printing
- 1.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 2 Direct 4D printing of composite materials
- Abstract
- 2.1 Introduction
- 2.2 Direct 4D printing of composite materials
- 2.3 Polymer-based composite in 4D printing application
- References
- Chapter 3 Meta-structures 4D printing of thermoplastic composites for smart microscale bioengineering
- Abstract
- 3.1 Introduction
- 3.2 Research gap and problem formulation
- 3.3 Experimentation
- 3.4 Results and discussion
- 3.5 Summary
- References
- Chapter 4 Multi-materials/hybrid composite 4D printing
- Abstract
- 4.1 Introduction
- 4.2 Multi-material 4D printing
- 4.3 Mechanics in multi-material 4D printing
- 4.4 Summary and prospects
- References
- Chapter 5 Mathematical/simulation studies of composite 4D printing
- Abstract
- 5.1 Introduction
- 5.2 Background
- 5.3 SMMs in 4D printing
- 5.4 Mechanics of shape-changing in 4D printing
- 5.5 Action of stimulus in 4D printing: Simulation aspects
- 5.6 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 6 4D-printable polymeric smart materials for tissue engineering
- Abstract
- 6.1 Introduction
- 6.2 Tissue engineering applications
- 6.3 Conclusion
- References
- Chapter 7 4D printing of composites: Challenges, opportunities, and paths to commercialization
- Abstract
- 7.1 Introduction
- 7.2 History and evolution of additive manufacturing
- 7.3 3D printing of composites
- 7.4 4D printing of composites
- 7.5 Social aspects
- 7.6 Economic aspects
- 7.7 Environmental aspects
- 7.8 Conclusions
- References
- Chapter 8 4D printing of composites—Avenues for the future
- Abstract
- 8.1 Introduction
- 8.2 Background of the study
- 8.3 Literature review
- 8.4 Properties of 4D-printed materials
- 8.5 Future of 4D printing in automobile industry
- 8.6 Future of 4D printing in the agriculture industry
- 8.7 Future of 4D printing in medical
- 8.8 4D printing in aerospace industry
- 8.9 4D printing of polymeric materials for tissue and organ regeneration
- 8.10 4D printing in the food technology
- 8.11 4D printing in biotechnology
- 8.12 Futuristic 4D printing of polymer composites
- 8.13 Futuristic 4D printing of metallic composites
- 8.14 Conclusions
- 8.15 Future scope
- References
- Chapter 9 Social and economic aspects of 4D printing
- Abstract
- 9.1 Introduction
- 9.2 Social aspects of 4D printing
- 9.3 Economic aspects of 4D printing
- References
- Index
- No. of pages: 350
- Language: English
- Edition: 1
- Published: July 30, 2024
- Imprint: Woodhead Publishing
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443215186
- eBook ISBN: 9780443215179
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Gurminder Singh
Prof. Gurminder Singh is currently working as an assistant professor at the mechanical engineering department, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, India. He worked as a postdoc researcher in the school of mechanical and materials engineering at University College Dublin (UCD), Dublin, Ireland. Before joining UCD, Dr Singh was a Postdoc fellow at SIMAP Lab, University of Grenoble Alpes, France, where his research focused on the experimental and simulation studies of the extrusion 3D printing of metals. Dr Singh was Gandhian young Technological Innovation Award for the development of a 3D printing method for the fabrication of patient-specific stents in 2020. He has published over 26 articles in peer-reviewed international journals, conference proceedings and books. He has published in leading journals such as Additive Manufacturing, Materials Science and Engineering: A, Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Rapid Prototyping, etc.
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, Powai, Mumbai, IndiaRK
Ranvijay Kumar
Dr. Ranvijay Kumar is an Assistant Professor (Research) at Marwadi University Research Center. He holds a Ph.D. in Mechanical Engineering from Punjabi University, Patiala. His expertise includes additive manufacturing, smart materials, friction-based welding, polymer composites, and plastic waste management. He has co-authored 80+ SCI-indexed research papers, 50 book chapters, and presented at 20 conferences. A recipient of the prestigious CII MILCA Award (2020), his work is published in top journals. Recognized among Stanford University’s top 2% scientists (2022–2024), he has significantly contributed to additive manufacturing and advanced material research.
Affiliations and expertise
Marwadi University Research Center, Marwadi University, Gujarat, India.SS
Sunpreet Singh
Sunpreet Singh is researcher in NUS Nanoscience & Nanotechnology Initiative (NUSNNI). He has received Ph.D in Mechanical Engineering from Guru Nanak Dev Engineering College, Ludhiana, India. He has contributed extensively in additive manufacturing literature with publications appearing in Journal of Manufacturing Processes, Composite Part: B, Rapid Prototyping Journal, Journal of Mechanical Science and Technology, Measurement, International Journal of Advance Manufacturing Technology, and Journal of Cleaner Production. He has authored more than 150+ research papers and book chapters. He is also editor of 3 books- "Current Trends in Bio-manufacturing", “3D Printing in Biomedical Engineering”, and "Biomaterials in Orthopaedics and Bone Regeneration - Design and Synthesis". He is also guest editor of several journals- special issue of “Functional Materials and Advanced Manufacturing”, Facta Universitatis, series: Mechanical Engineering (Scopus Indexed), Materials Science Forum (Scopus Indexed), and special issue on “Metrology in Materials and Advanced Manufacturing”, Measurement and Control (SCI indexed), Materials, Sustainability (MDPI).
Affiliations and expertise
Department of Mechanical Engineering, National University of Singapore, SingaporeCM
Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain
Dr. Chaudhery Mustansar Hussain, PhD, is an Adjunct Professor and Director of Laboratories in the Department of Chemistry & Environmental Sciences at the New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, New Jersey, United States. His research is focused on the applications of nanotechnology and advanced materials, environmental management, analytical chemistry, and other various industries. Dr. Hussain is the author of numerous papers in peer-reviewed journals as well as a prolific author and editor of around One hundred and fifty (150) books, including scientific monographs and handbooks in his research areas. He has published with ELSEVIER, American Chemical Society, Royal Society of Chemistry, John Wiley & Sons, CRC Press, and Springer.
Affiliations and expertise
Adjunct Professor & Director of Laboratories, New Jersey Institute of Technology (NJIT), Newark, NJ, USARead 4D Printing of Composites on ScienceDirect