4D Printing of Composites : Methods and Applications (Woodhead Publishing Series in Composites Science and Engineering)

Singh, Gurminder (EDT)/ Kumar, Ranvijay (EDT)/ Singh, Sunpreet (EDT)

Woodhead Publishing（2024/08発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 192 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780443215186
• DDC分類 620.118

Full Description

4D 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.

Contents

1. 3D to 4D printing: Perspective and development
2. Direct 4D printing of composite materials
3. Meta-structures 4D printing of thermoplastic composites for smart microscale bioengineering
4. Multi-materials/hybrid composite 4D printing
5. Mathematical/simulation studies of composite 4D printing
6. 4D-printable polymeric smart materials for tissue engineering
7. 4D printing of composites: Challenges, opportunities, and paths to commercialization
8. 4D printing of composites—Avenues for the future
9. Social and economic aspects of 4D printing