Manufacturing and processing are becoming increasingly important for biomaterials, bioinspired materials, and biological materials. This includes additive manufacturing techniques such as three-dimensional (3D) printing, advanced manufacturing techniques such as freeze casting, and advanced materials processing
Additive manufacturing of bio-based hydrogels offers a possibility to produce materials meeting the properties of human tissues and organs according to 3D models designed using computer-aided design (CAD) software. Several techniques that support the 3D printing of hydrogels have already been developed and are commercially
Additive manufacturing (AM) means processing or prototyping approaches that are capable of fabricating metallic, polymeric, ceramic or composite structures in a layer-by-layer manner from a computer generated design file. Polyetheretherketone (PEEK) is a new emerged synthetic biopolymer for orthopedic applications due to its excellent bio
Additive manufacturing technology has the potential to solve this challenge. Additive manufacturing, including self-assembling, 3D printing, layer-by-layer, and scratch coating, has been utilized to fabricate bioinspired
A series of bio-based polyester derived from itaconic acid was synthesized as alternative binder resin to polyester acrylates in UV-curing additive manufacturing processes. Different diols and dicarboxylic acids from both petrochemical and renewable resources were combined to create polyester structures that have not been previously
Additive manufacturing (AM, also known as 3D printing) is an advanced manufacturing technique that has enabled progress in the design and fabrication of
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a novel materials processing approach to create parts or prototypes layer-by-layer directly from a computer aided design (CAD) file. The combination of additive manufacturing and biomaterials is very promising, especially towards patient specific clinical applications. Challenges of AM technology along with
A number of metal additive manufacturing processes are available, including Selective Laser Melting (SLM), Selective Laser Sintering (SLS), and Electron Beam Melting (EBM). Moreover, the paper discusses the latest developments in metal-AM via direct metal laser sintering and the fabrication and characterization of a three
Additive manufacturing (AM) is a flexible and intricate manufacturing technology, which is widely used to fabricate biopolymer-based customized products and
Introduction. Additive manufacturing, broadly known as 3D printing, is a class of manufacturing processes in which a 3D construct is built through sequential layer fabrication. This rapid prototyping methodology is transforming how medical devices are designed, developed, and manufactured by enabling low-volume and on-demand
Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies are considered suitable manufacturing solutions for different industrial applications ranging from aerospace to biomedical sectors, even for industry 4.0. the Ti–ZrO 2 composites combine the superior properties of both bio-metal and bio-ceramic to produce patient-specific orthopedic
Bioprinting, also known as organ printing, is a rapidly emerging multidisciplinary field in biomedical science and can be represented as a robotic additive bio-manufacturing in usable 3D tissue and organ buildings using biomaterials and living cells according to the predefined digital model. Four-dimensional (4D) bio-printing
Additive manufacturing (AM) is an expeditiously developing technology for the manufacturing of biomedical implants. It provides an excellent and broad opportunity for the bio-mimicry of desired complex profiles of bodily implants because of its customized fabrication, lower manufacturing time and cost. Metal AM of biomedical implants has
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Additive manufacturing (AM) has emerged over the past four decades as a cost-effective, on-demand modality for fabrication of geometrically complex objects. The ability to design and print virtually any object shape using a diverse array of materials, such as metals, polymers, ceramics and bioinks, has allowed for the adoption of this technology for
Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emerging technology that can substantially contribute to potential outputs for the development of the biomedical field. The principle of this technology is the layered manufacturing of physical objects with the help of Computer-Aided Design (CAD) programs. Skin tissue fabrication is a kind of new bio
Various additive manufacturing methods have been used to produce scaffolds with controlled micro-architecture and geometry in a wide range of materials [6], [7], Bio-additive manufacturing procedure. a) multi-material object; b) modelled structure; c) bioprinting; d) fabrication procedure in one layer [142].
1. Introduction. Additive manufacturing (AM), or, in a non-technical context, 3D printing, is a process where physical parts are manufactured using computer-aided design and objects are built on a layer-by-layer basis [ 1 ]. Usually, these procedures are called toolless processes.
Volumetric additive manufacturing (VAM) enables fast photopolymerization of three-dimensional constructs by illuminating dynamically evolving
The synthesis and development of novel (bio)polymer formulations suitable for a wide range of additive processes, such as: fused deposition modeling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), direct light processing (DLP), laminated object manufacturing (LOM), etc.; Additively tailored synthetic/natural filler-reinforced composites;
Additive manufacturing (AM) is an emerging technology that can substantially contribute to potential outputs for the development of the biomedical field.
Scientific progresses in novel manufacturing approaches especially in the additive manufacturing (AM), alias three-dimensional (3D) printing areas, have laid the foundations for many engineering and biomedical applications thanks to its efficiency, precision and accuracy [1], as illustrated in Fig. 1.The AM technology uses imaging
However, the complexity of natural structures far surpasses conventional design and fabrication techniques, which poses a marked challenge for applying biomimetic materials in engineering systems [52,53].Understanding the multilevel structure and formation process of biological materials reveals that organisms'' growth from small to large can be considered
In a study on natural fibre surface modifications and performance of the subsequent bio-composites, Mohanty et al. stated that an adequate degree of adhesion between the surface of hydrophilic natural fibre cellulose and the polymer matrix resin is usually needed to ensure the desirable properties of bio-composites. Useful methods to
2. Introduction. An AM technique defined by the technical board ASTM F42 is a method of joining materials to produce products using 3D model data, normally by layer by layer [2].AM has many names, including AM, quick manufacturing, additive technologies, quick prototyping, direct digital manufacturing, sheet manufacturing, and
Advances in additive manufacturing (AM) have facilitated numerous biomedical applications, from medical devices 1,2 to bioprinting of tissues and organs 3,4,5,6.To overcome geometric constraints
In particular, bio-based additive manufacturing employs naturally derived materials (e.g., proteins, polymers, bioactive compounds, and cells) to level-up medical devices (in tissue engineering) or the nutrition and organoleptic properties of foods (in food engineering). Even though aiming at different applications with different product
Engineered living materials (ELMs) combine living cells with polymeric matrices to yield unique materials with programmable functions. While the cellular platform and the polymer network determine the material properties and applications, there are still gaps in the ability to seamlessly integrate the biotic (cellular) and abiotic (polymer)
This review outlines current bioinspired multiscale additive manufacturing advancements for designing new multifunctional materials. The review is divided into 2 parts: (a) classification of typical biomaterial examples based on their microstructural characteristics, including lamellar arrangement, columnar alignment, coaxial layered arrangement,