Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials
The growing demand for wearable devices, soft robotics, and tissue engineering in recent years has led to an increased effort in the field of soft materials. With the advent of personalized devices, the one-shape-fits-all manufacturing methods may soon no longer be the standard for the rapidly incre...
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| author | Jaime Eduardo Regis Anabel Renteria Samuel Ernesto Hall Md Sahid Hassan Cory Marquez Yirong Lin |
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| description | The growing demand for wearable devices, soft robotics, and tissue engineering in recent years has led to an increased effort in the field of soft materials. With the advent of personalized devices, the one-shape-fits-all manufacturing methods may soon no longer be the standard for the rapidly increasing market of soft devices. Recent findings have pushed technology and materials in the area of additive manufacturing (AM) as an alternative fabrication method for soft functional devices, taking geometrical designs and functionality to greater heights. For this reason, this review aims to highlights recent development and advances in AM processable soft materials with self-healing, shape memory, electronic, chromic or any combination of these functional properties. Furthermore, the influence of AM on the mechanical and physical properties on the functionality of these materials is expanded upon. Additionally, advances in soft devices in the fields of soft robotics, biomaterials, sensors, energy harvesters, and optoelectronics are discussed. Lastly, current challenges in AM for soft functional materials and future trends are discussed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-13253c10424c498a8ece150800a9dc572023-11-22T08:28:44ZengMDPI AGMaterials1996-19442021-08-011416452110.3390/ma14164521Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional MaterialsJaime Eduardo Regis0Anabel Renteria1Samuel Ernesto Hall2Md Sahid Hassan3Cory Marquez4Yirong Lin5Department of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USADepartment of Mechanical Engineering, The University of Texas at El Paso, El Paso, TX 79968, USAThe growing demand for wearable devices, soft robotics, and tissue engineering in recent years has led to an increased effort in the field of soft materials. With the advent of personalized devices, the one-shape-fits-all manufacturing methods may soon no longer be the standard for the rapidly increasing market of soft devices. Recent findings have pushed technology and materials in the area of additive manufacturing (AM) as an alternative fabrication method for soft functional devices, taking geometrical designs and functionality to greater heights. For this reason, this review aims to highlights recent development and advances in AM processable soft materials with self-healing, shape memory, electronic, chromic or any combination of these functional properties. Furthermore, the influence of AM on the mechanical and physical properties on the functionality of these materials is expanded upon. Additionally, advances in soft devices in the fields of soft robotics, biomaterials, sensors, energy harvesters, and optoelectronics are discussed. Lastly, current challenges in AM for soft functional materials and future trends are discussed.https://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/14/16/4521additive manufacturingsoft materialssmart materialsstretchable devices |
| spellingShingle | Jaime Eduardo Regis Anabel Renteria Samuel Ernesto Hall Md Sahid Hassan Cory Marquez Yirong Lin Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials Materials additive manufacturing soft materials smart materials stretchable devices |
| title | Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials |
| title_full | Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials |
| title_fullStr | Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials |
| title_full_unstemmed | Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials |
| title_short | Recent Trends and Innovation in Additive Manufacturing of Soft Functional Materials |
| title_sort | recent trends and innovation in additive manufacturing of soft functional materials |
| topic | additive manufacturing soft materials smart materials stretchable devices |
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