
Additive Manufacturing of Smart Multifunctional Materials and Structures
- 1st Edition - November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- Editors: A. Praveen Kumar, Quanjin Ma
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 5 0 0 - 6
- eBook ISBN:9 7 8 - 0 - 4 4 3 - 3 3 5 0 1 - 3
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Request a sales quoteAdditive Manufacturing of Smart Multifunctional Materials and Structures explores the intersection of 3D printing technology with the integration of diverse materials and functionalities. It provides insights into the advances, applications and challenges in utilizing additive manufacturing for creating intelligent and multifunctional materials and structures - with potential applications in various industries such as aerospace, medicine and robotics. In addition to including comprehensive technical information, it also includes numerous real-world applications and strategic insights.
- For engineers and researchers, the book provides an in-depth insight into evolving additive manufacturing technologies and smart materials, aiding in material selection and process optimization
- The book’s practical applications, regulatory guidance and economic considerations are of interest to manufacturing industry professionals
- Real-world case studies and examples are included, covering successful applications or prototypes of smart multifunctional structures manufactured using additive techniques
- Provides regulatory and compliance information helping regulatory professionals navigate the complex regulatory landscape
Engineers, researchers and professionals in materials science, mechanical engineering and aerospace engineering seeking in-depth knowledge on additive manufacturing and smart multifunctional materials
1. Smart Materials and Structure: Principles and Additive Manufacturing
2. Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials
3. 3D-printed Soft Robots: Modelling and Fabrication
4. Challenges and Innovations in Additive Manufacturing of Multimaterial and Multifunctional Structures
5. Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites
6. 3D Bioprinting: Fabrication Approaches and Biomedical Applications
7. Additive Manufacturing of Smart Architected Structures: Fundamentals and Advancements
8. 3D Printing of Multi-Material Structures and Their Impact on Sustainability
9. Challenges and opportunities of additive manufacturing for medical applications: Materials, devices and technological perspectives.
10. Economic Implications and Market Trends in Additive Manufacturing of Custom Implants and Prosthetics
11. Future Directions and Emerging Technologies of Machine Learning in Additive Manufacturing
12. Crushing behaviour of 3D printed thin-walled polymer and polymer composite Structures
13. Enhancing Creep Performance of Ni-based Superalloy for Aerospace Applications
14. Optimizing Sustainability in Manufacturing Through Multi-Material Additive Technologies
2. Advanced Processing and Manufacturing Technologies for Structural and Multifunctional Materials
3. 3D-printed Soft Robots: Modelling and Fabrication
4. Challenges and Innovations in Additive Manufacturing of Multimaterial and Multifunctional Structures
5. Additive Manufacturing of Multifunctional Polymer Nanocomposites
6. 3D Bioprinting: Fabrication Approaches and Biomedical Applications
7. Additive Manufacturing of Smart Architected Structures: Fundamentals and Advancements
8. 3D Printing of Multi-Material Structures and Their Impact on Sustainability
9. Challenges and opportunities of additive manufacturing for medical applications: Materials, devices and technological perspectives.
10. Economic Implications and Market Trends in Additive Manufacturing of Custom Implants and Prosthetics
11. Future Directions and Emerging Technologies of Machine Learning in Additive Manufacturing
12. Crushing behaviour of 3D printed thin-walled polymer and polymer composite Structures
13. Enhancing Creep Performance of Ni-based Superalloy for Aerospace Applications
14. Optimizing Sustainability in Manufacturing Through Multi-Material Additive Technologies
- Edition: 1
- Published: November 1, 2025
- Imprint: Academic Press
- No. of pages: 250
- Language: English
- Paperback ISBN: 9780443335006
- eBook ISBN: 9780443335013
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A. Praveen Kumar
Dr A. Praveen Kumar is an Assistant Professor at the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Easwari Engineering College, India. He completed his Ph.D. degree in the area of crashworthiness of thin-walled structures. His major areas of research interest are 3D printing of composite parts, metal forming simulation, additive manufacturing, composite materials and structures. He is ranked among the top 2% of researchers globally in the fields of "Materials" and "Mechanical Engineering & Transports" Released by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024. Dr Kumar has published 97 research papers and is currently a Editorial Board Member in reputed journals like Discover Materials (Springer) and International Journal of Protective Structures (Sage).
Affiliations and expertise
Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Easwari Engineering College, Chennai, IndiaQM
Quanjin Ma
Dr Quanjin Ma works at the School of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing, Southern University of Science and Technology, China. His research include: 3D-printed lightweight structures, composite sandwich structures, energy-absorbing characteristics, filament-wound composite structures, impact failure behaviour and mechanism and 3D-printedcelectromagnetic absorbing structures. He is ranked among the top 2% of researchers globally in the fields of "Materials" and "Mechanical Engineering & Transports" Released by Stanford University and Elsevier in 2024.
Affiliations and expertise
School of System Design and Intelligent Manufacturing, Southern University of Science and Technology, China