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Additive manufacturing (AM; aka 3D printing) has the potential to rapidly shape parts, without compromising geometrical properties. Variants of the following powder metallurgy (PM) process, which includes additive manufacturing as a shaping step, were explored to produce ceramic parts: (i) powder synthesis, (ii) additive manufacturing, (iii) binder removal and (iv) furnace sintering. In this study alumina (Al2O3) parts were produced, since Al2O3 ...

Additive manufacturing (AM), commonly known as three-dimensional (3D) printing or rapid prototyping, has been introduced since the late 1980s. Although a considerable amount of progress has been made in this field, there is still a lot of research work to be done in order toovercome the various challenges remained. Recently, one of the actively researched areas lies in the additive manufacturing of smart materials and structures. Smart materials ...

© 2018 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. Different fabrication methods from traditional chemical engineering methods to advanced additive manufacturing (AM) are used for fabrication of tissue engineering (TE) scaffolds. The traditional techniques are subjected to limitations such as manual intervention, and inconsistent and inflexible processing procedures. In addition, the traditional techniques usually cannot control pore size, pore geometry, ...

This book is a valuable resource for biomaterial scientists and biomedical engineers in academia and industry, with interests in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.

Additive manufacturing is a promising tool that has proved its value in various applications. Among its technologies, the fused filament fabrication 3D printing technique stands out with its potential to serve a wide variety of applications, ranging from simple educational purposes to industrial and medical applications. However, as many materials and composites can be utilized for this technique, the processability of these materials can be a ...

There exists a need for an innovative reconstructive approach for breast reconstruction, tackling current drawbacks and limitations present in the clinic. In this respect, adipose tissue engineering could offer a promising alternative. We have previously shown that methacrylamide-functionalized gelatin scaffolds are suitable to support the adhesion of adipose tissue-derived stem cells as well as their subsequent differentiation into the ...

Three-dimensional concrete printing (3DCP) has gained a lot of popularity in recent years. According to many, 3DCP is set to revolutionize the construction industry: yielding unparalleled aesthetics, better quality control, lower cost, and a reduction of the construction time. In this paper, two finite element method (FEM) strategies are presented for simulating such 3D concrete printing processes. The aim of these models is to predict the ...

Background: Carotid Artery Stenting (CAS) is increasingly being used in selected patients as a minimal invasive approach to carotid endarterectomy. Despite the long standing tradition of endovascular treatments, visual feedback during stent-deployment is impossible to obtain as deployment is performed under fluoroscopic imaging. Furthermore, the concept of stent-placement is often still unclear to patients. 3D Printing allows to replicate ...

In this paper, the digital design and manufacturing of a post-tensioned concrete girder is presented. We bring together two emerging technologies that show great potential for realizing highly-efficient concrete structures: topology optimization for simulation-driven design and 3D concrete printing (3DCP) for manufacturing of optimized shapes. While this is not the first-ever 3D-printed concrete structure, it is the first demonstration of how ...