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Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites

Materials Processing, Structural Designs and Applications

  • 1st Edition - September 1, 2026
  • Latest edition
  • Editors: Yasir Beeran Pottathara, Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura, Kalim Deshmukh
  • Language: English

Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites: Materials Processing, Structural Designs and Applications presents the latest developments in this important technological field.… Read more

Description

Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites: Materials Processing, Structural Designs and Applications presents the latest developments in this important technological field. Sections focus specifically on polymer composites used in additive manufacturing, offering a detailed exploration of not just the materials and their properties but also their specialized applications such as electrically conductive, metal-polymer, and shape memory polymer composites. The book also discusses the basic principles of the manufacturing processes, material selection, and structural design. Furthermore, it covers the latest advancements in surface engineering, post-treatment processes, and the use of these materials in various industrial sectors.

This will be a valuable reference resource that equips the researcher with key knowledge on the latest research trends, commercialization prospects, and environmental impacts of these additively manufactured materials and their application across various industries.

Key features

  • Provides foundational and advanced-level knowledge on additive manufacturing processes that are specific to polymer composites
  • Offers a unique compilation of different materials, including polymers, metals, and ceramics
  • Covers wearable sensors, photocatalytics, automotive and aerospace, energy storage, biomedical, electronic, EMI shielding, and soft robotic applications
  • Emphasizes the mechanical, thermal, and electrical properties of 3D printed composites
  • Includes field-assisted manufacturing, computational modeling, and machine learning

Readership

Academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, industrial R&D, manufacturers and other professionals working in the additive manufacturing of polymer composites

Table of contents

1. Additive Manufacturing Processes: Principles, Material Selection, Equipment, Structural Designs, Surface Engineering and Post Treatments, Advantages, Challenges, and Outlook

2. Polymeric Materials for Additive Manufacturing

3. Metallic Materials for Additive Manufacturing

4. Ceramic Materials for Additive Manufacturing

5. Additive Manufacturing of Electrically Conductive Polymer Composites

6. Additive Manufacturing of Metal-Polymer Composite Structures

7. Additive Manufacturing of Shape Memory Polymer Composites

8. Field Assisted Additive Manufacturing of Polymer Composites

9. Additive Manufacturing of Fiber Reinforced Polymer Composites

10.Thermal, Electrical, and Dielectric Properties of 3D Printed Polymer Composites

11. Surface Characteristics, Mechanical Properties, and Tribological Behaviour of Additively Manufactured Polymer Composites

12. Additively Manufactured Polymer Composites for Wearable Sensors

13. 3D Printed Polymer Composites for Photocatalytic Applications

14. 3D Printed Polymer Composites for Automotive and Aerospace Applications

15. 3D Printed Polymer Composites for Thermal Energy Storage

16. 3D Printed Polymer Composite Hydrogels for Biomedical Applications

17. 3D Printed Polymer Composite Scaffolds for Tissue Engineering

18. 3D Printed Polymer Composite for Electrochemical Energy Storage

19. 3D Printed Polymer Composite for Electronic Applications

20. 3D Printed Polymer Composite for EMI Shielding Applications

21. 3D Printed Polymer Composite for Soft Robotics

22. Computational Modelling and Simulations of 3D Printed Polymer Composites

23. Machine Learning Aided Designs and Analysis of 3D Printed Polymer Composites

24. Recycling, Life Cycle Assessments, Safety and Environmental Effect, Commercialization, and Economic Aspects of Additively Manufactured Polymer Composites

Product details

  • Edition: 1
  • Latest edition
  • Published: September 1, 2026
  • Language: English

About the editors

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Yasir Beeran Pottathara

Dr. Yasir Beeran Pottathara received his B.Sc. and M.Sc. in Physics from the University of Calicut (India). He received an M.Phil. in Nanoscience & Nanotechnology (Physics) from the University of Kerala (India). In 2017, he earned his Ph.D. in Engineering Science from the laboratory of IRDL-UMR, CNRS 6027, University of South Brittany, Lorient, France, under the supervision of Prof. Yves Grohens with a project on the Energy Storage performance of Cellulose-graphene composites. During his Ph.D., he was awarded the Erasmus Mundus Fellowship in the 2013-2540/001-001-EMA2. Dr. Yasir did his postdoctoral research at the International and Inter-University Centre for Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, Mahatma Gandhi University, Kottayam, India, and served as a Visiting Scientist at the Institute for Infrastructure Engineering and Sustainable Management, Universiti Teknologi Mara, Shah Alam, Malaysia (2018-2019). From 2019 to 2022, Dr. Yasir worked on an independent research project funded by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF) and the Ministry of Education, Science and Sport, Republic of Slovenia, through Early Research Careers 2.1 (contract No. C3330-19-952036-2019-2022) with a total funding of 171.684,00 euros for the development of a module for 3D printing of bio-based complex structures. He has published over 30 publications, including original research articles, reviews, and book chapters. Dr. Yasir is a Scientific Associate at the University of Maribor and Rudolfovo-Science and Technology Center Novomesto in Slovenia
Affiliations and expertise
LIMATB, Universite de Bretagne Sud, France

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Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura

Dr. Hanuma Reddy Tiyyagura is currently working as a scientific associate at the public research institute Rudolfovo Novo Mesto in Slovenia. He is also a Fulbright Fellow at The University of Alabama, in the United States. He received his PhD in Materials Engineering from the National Institute of Technology in Warangal, India in 2017. He has more than six years of research experience in both academic and industrial settings. His main areas of expertise include conducting cutting-edge research on the development and characterization of novel coatings and treatments for various applications, such as corrosion resistance, wear resistance, and biocompatibility. He has published more than 31 articles in prestigious journals and conference proceedings and has received several awards and honors for his research excellence and innovation.

Affiliations and expertise
Public Research Institute Rudolfovo Novo Mesto, Slovenia

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Kalim Deshmukh

Kalim Deshmukh is a senior researcher at the New Technologies-Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Pilsen, Czech Republic. His research interest is mainly focused on the synthesis, characterization, and property investigations of novel polymer nanocomposites reinforced with different nanofillers, including various nanomaterials including carbon-based materials such as carbon black, carbon nanotubes, graphene and its derivatives, and MXenes for energy storage, energy harvesting, gas sensing, EMI shielding and high-k dielectric applications.

Affiliations and expertise
Senior Researcher, New Technologies - Research Centre, University of West Bohemia, Czech Republic