Polymers for 3D Printing: Methods, Properties, and Characteristics provides a detailed guide to polymers for 3D printing, bridging the gap between research and practice, and enabling engineers, technicians and designers to utilise and implement this technology for their products or applications.
I Introduction to 3D printing 1. History of the development of additive polymer technologies 2. The concept of 3D printing 3. Classification of 3D printing methods 4. Materials for 3D printing 5. Application of 3D printing II 3D Printing methods 6. Vat photopolymerization 7. Material extrusion 8. Material jetting 9. Powder bed fusion 10. Binder jetting 11. Sheet lamination 12. Direct energy deposition III Polymers used in 3D printing e properties and attributes 13. Photopolymers for 3D printing 14. Polymers in printing filaments 15. Polymer powders 16. Plastic pellets 17. Films for sheet lamination 18. Polymers for 3D bioprinting IV Polymer market in 3D printing 19. Global market structure 20. 3D printing trends and perspectives
Joanna Izdebska-Podsiadły works at the Institute of Mechanics and Printing in the Faculty of Production Engineering, Warsaw University of Technology, Poland.