... to their limited stress recovery responses. This study aims to investigate the feasibility of producing SMP composites (SMPCs) with enhanced mechanical and recovery properties using additive manufacturing, also known as 4D printing, for large-scale manufacturing. The long-term objective is to 4D print functional...

... 11 2025 24 11 2025 4D printing Nano-silicates Embedded 3D printing Shape-memory polymer composite Tracheal scaffold Tissue engineering Tissue engineering is an advancing discipline focused on developing functional replacements for impaired or diseased tissues through the use...

...Purushottam Suryavanshi; Srushti Lekurwale; Pankaj Kumar; Santosha K. Dwivedy; Subham Banerjee Purpose This research aims to provide a innovative class of shape-memory-responsive cellulosic composites (RCC) for 4D printing, enabling self-activated, reversible shape morphing. By integrating...

... to previous 4D printing approaches where property-variations are realised across multiple layers or with complex composites, this study hypothesises that residual strain varies from top-to-bottom within a single printed extrudate and that this offers an opportunity to achieve controllable 4D printing...

... and corresponding levels of each factor Code Factor No. Values Unit A Coating layer 3 2, 3 and 4 − B Infill angle 3 0, 0 / 90 and 90 Degree C Voltage 3 30, 45 and 60 Volt Source: Authors’ own work 4D printing Additive manufacturing Shape memory...

... reactions and good biocompatibility. For most SMPs, however, achieving controllable sequential shape change is challenging. Design/methodology/approach In the present work, 4D printing technology is used to fabricate shape memory composites using polylactic acid (PLA) matrix and graphite. A comparative...

...Manikandan Nachimuthu; Rajesh P.K. Purpose This paper aims to provide a review of four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers using inkjet printing technology. 4D printing refers to the three-dimensional (3D) printing of smart materials capable of shape change or function modification...

... Materials (SMs). The 4D printing is basically 3D printing of these SMs. This paper aims to focus on novel materials and their useful application in various industries using the technology of 4D printing. Design/methodology/approach Research studies in 4D printing have increased since the time when...

... for the existence of the SME. In recent years, several advances have been made to 4D printing by using material jetting and multi-material printing as described in the in-depth review by Kuang et al. (2018b). Printing of SMPCs is possible because of the excellent fusion between materials...

... the details of the number of articles reviewed application wise. Figure 4 Details of articles reviewed area wise Sensors Rapid tooling Fused deposition modelling Scaffold 4D printing Drug delivery devices FDM = Fused Deposition Modelling; ABS = Acrylonitrile...

...John Carrell; Garrett Gruss; Elizabeth Gomez Purpose This paper aims to provide a review of four-dimensional (4D) printing using fused-deposition modeling (FDM). 4D printing is an emerging innovation in (three-dimensional) 3D printing that encompasses active materials in the printing process...

... © Emerald Publishing Limited 2018 Emerald Publishing Limited Licensed re-use rights only 4D printing Shape memory polymer Design of experiments Material extrusion Material extrusion (ME) technique is a 3D printing technique that was initially considered a rapid prototyping...