4D Printing Technology
Language: English
Published by John Wiley and Sons, 2025
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- Title
- 4D Printing Technology
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Publication year
- 2025
- Condition
- New
- Binding
- HRD
- Language
- English
- ISBN 10
- 1394212585
- ISBN 13
- 9781394212583
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- 644 grams
The book serves as a comprehensive guide to 4D printing technology, exploring its principles, materials, and applications while offering valuable insights for researchers, engineers, and innovators in additive manufacturing.
4D Printing Technology: Principles, Materials and Applications is a detailed exploration of 4D printing technology, offering readers a comprehensive understanding of how smart materials and additive manufacturing processes come together to create dynamic, responsive structures. Starting with the foundations of additive manufacturing, this volume introduces readers to the rise of smart materials and the evolution from static 3D printing to adaptive 4D printing. It covers a wide range of topics, including 4D printing at the micro and nano scale, the use of polymers and reinforced materials, and advanced applications in photonics. The volume delves into complex programming of 4D printed materials, discussing various stimuli (thermal, magnetic, light-based) that enable shape-shifting behavior. Each chapter focuses on practical applications, including healthcare innovations like adaptive implants, aerospace components that morph based on environmental conditions, and novel photonic devices. Finally, the book discusses key characterization techniques necessary for analyzing the performance and durability of 4D printed parts. 4D Printing Technology: Principles, Materials and Applications serves as a comprehensive reference and an inspiration for future innovations in this rapidly evolving field.
Readers will find the book
- Comprehensively covers 4D printing technologies, from foundational principles to advanced applications in photonics, robotics, and micro/nano devices;
- Includes contributions from international experts in smart materials, advanced manufacturing techniques, and application-specific innovations;
- Covers important research developments in this field from the last decade;
- Provides detailed discussions on materials, shape programming, and characterization techniques for 4D printed structures;
- Examines various applications, future directions, and innovations in 4D printing, smart materials, and additive manufacturing technologies.
Audience
Manufacturing engineers, materials scientists, additive manufacturing specialists in all industries, academics, and researchers in advanced materials, biomedical engineering, photonics, and nanotechnology.
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About the Author
Bijaya Bikram Samal, PhD, is a pioneering researcher in 4D printing at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He was the first in India to initiate groundbreaking research in 4D printing technology and gained international recognition for creating the world's strongest 4D printed part. He is a fellow of the Bose Science Society, chartered engineer for the Institute of Engineers, and a life member of the Indian Society for Technical Education.
Cheruvu Siva Kumar, PhD, is a professor of the Mechanical Engineering Department at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. His post-doctoral research was conducted as a Japan Society for the Promotion of Science at the National Institute of Advanced Industrial Science and Technology. He has over 100 publications, ten patents, and serves as an expert panelist for government projects. His research interests include additive manufacturing, robotics, and computer networks.
Shailendra Kumar Varshney, PhD, is a professor in the Department of Electronics and Electrical Communication Engineering at the Indian Institute of Technology, Kharagpur. He has received numerous prestigious fellowships, including a University Grant Commission Council of Scientific and Industrial Research fellowship from India, a Monbukagakusho and Japan Society for the Promotion of Science fellowship from Japan, and the Alexander von Humboldt fellowship from Germany. His research focuses on on-chip photonic components, nonlinear photonics, and quantum photonics.
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