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Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for 3D Printing
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Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for 3D Printing

A special issue of Applied Sciences (ISSN 2076-3417). This special issue belongs to the section "Nanotechnology and Applied Nanosciences".

Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 April 2024) | Viewed by 2778

Special Issue Editors

Prof. Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao

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William B. Burnsed Jr. Mechanical, Aerospace, and Biomedical Engineering Department, University of South Alabama, Mobile, AL 36688, USA
Interests: nanocomposites; polymer composites; manufacturing; 3D printing; process control; smart materials
Prof. Dr. Joseph H. Koo

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Walker Dept. of Mechanical Engineering, Texas Materials Institute, The University of Texas at Austin, Austin, TX 78712-0292, USA
Interests: ablation research; additive manufacturing polymers; flame-retardant polymers; conductive polymers and composites

Special Issue Information

Dear Colleagues,

We are inviting submissions to this Special Issue dedicated to nanomaterial research for 3D printing.

Three-dimensional printing is also known as additive manufacturing, which fabricates parts using layer-by-layer deposition. Various processing mechanisms and material systems can be used in 3D printing processes.  This Special Issue focuses on the uses of nanomaterials in 3D printing.  Nanomaterials, which include, but are not limited to, carbon nanotube, carbon nanofiber, graphene, nanoclay, nano-silver, titanium dioxide, ceramic nanoparticles, and nanocellulose, can be blended into the material system of the 3D printer for enhancing the properties or adding the multifunctional performances of the 3D-printed parts. We welcome and encourage the submission of manuscripts on original research, comprehensive reviews, experimentation, modeling, characterization, and/or novel applications of nanomaterials used in 3D printing.

We hope this Special Issue, with your contribution, will collectively provide a comprehensive, innovative, and vibrant vision, as well as a new knowledge base, for this emerging research area.            

Prof. Dr. Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Prof. Dr. Joseph H. Koo
Guest Editors

Manuscript Submission Information

Manuscripts should be submitted online at www.mdpi.com by registering and logging in to this website. Once you are registered, click here to go to the submission form. Manuscripts can be submitted until the deadline. All submissions that pass pre-check are peer-reviewed. Accepted papers will be published continuously in the journal (as soon as accepted) and will be listed together on the special issue website. Research articles, review articles as well as short communications are invited. For planned papers, a title and short abstract (about 100 words) can be sent to the Editorial Office for announcement on this website.

Submitted manuscripts should not have been published previously, nor be under consideration for publication elsewhere (except conference proceedings papers). All manuscripts are thoroughly refereed through a single-blind peer-review process. A guide for authors and other relevant information for submission of manuscripts is available on the Instructions for Authors page. Applied Sciences is an international peer-reviewed open access semimonthly journal published by MDPI.

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Keywords

  • 3D printing
  • additive manufacturing
  • nanomaterial
  • nanoparticle
  • multifunctional
  • processing
  • modeling
  • performance
  • characterization

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Enhancing the Interlaminar Shear Strength and Void Control of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon-Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites Using a Robotic Magnetic Compaction Force-Assisted Additive Manufacturing (MCFA-AM) Process and Carbon-Nanofiber Z-Threads
by Mohammad Rakibul Islam, Wyatt Taylor, Ryan Warren and Kuang-Ting Hsiao
Appl. Sci. 2023, 13(10), 5914; https://doi.org/10.3390/app13105914 - 11 May 2023
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Abstract
Three-dimensional (3D) printing with continuous carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (C-CFRP) composites is under increasing development, as it offers more versatility than traditional molding processes, such as the out-of-autoclave-vacuum bag only (OOA-VBO) process. However, due to the layer-by-layer deposition of materials, voids can form between the [...] Read more.
Three-dimensional (3D) printing with continuous carbon-fiber-reinforced polymer (C-CFRP) composites is under increasing development, as it offers more versatility than traditional molding processes, such as the out-of-autoclave-vacuum bag only (OOA-VBO) process. However, due to the layer-by-layer deposition of materials, voids can form between the layers and weaken some of the parts’ properties, such as the interlaminar shear strength (ILSS). In this paper, a novel mold-less magnetic compaction force-assisted additive manufacturing (MCFA-AM) method was used to print carbon nanofiber (CNF) z-threaded CFRP (ZT-CFRP) laminates with significantly improved ILSS and reduced void content compared to traditional C-CFRP laminates, which are printed using a no-pressure 3D-printing process (similar to the fused-deposition-modeling process). The radial flow alignment (RFA) and resin-blending techniques were utilized to manufacture a printing-compatible fast-curing ZT-CFRP prepreg tape to act as the feedstock for a MCFA-AM printhead, which was mounted on a robotic arm. In terms of the ILSS, the MCFA-AM method coupled with ZT-CFRP nanomaterial technology significantly outperformed the C-CFRP made with both the traditional no-pressure 3D-printing process and the OOA-VBO molding process. Furthermore, the mold-less MCFA-AM process more than doubled the production speed of the OOA-VBO molding process. This demonstrates that through the integration of new nanomaterials and 3D-printing techniques, a paradigm shift in C-CFRP manufacturing with significantly better performance, versatility, agility, efficiency, and lower cost is achievable. Full article
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Nanomaterials and Nanotechnologies for 3D Printing)
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