Emerging technologies
Emerging technologies are technologies that are perceived as capable of changing the status quo. These technologies are generally new but…
Topology optimization
Topology optimization (TO) is a mathematical method that optimizes material layout within a given design space, for a given set…
Organ printing
A printable organ is an artificially constructed device designed for organ replacement, produced using 3D printing techniques. The primary purpose…
Open manufacturing
Open Manufacturing or "Open Production" or "Design Global, Manufacture Local" is a new model of socioeconomic production in which physical…
Four-dimensional printing
4-dimensional printing (4D printing; also known as 4D bioprinting, active origami, or shape-morphing systems) uses the same techniques of 3D…
DFM analysis for stereolithography
In design for additive manufacturing (DFAM), there are both broad themes (which apply to many additive manufacturing processes) and optimizations…
Design for additive manufacturing
Design for additive manufacturing (DfAM or DFAM) is design for manufacturability as applied to additive manufacturing (AM). It is a…
Applications of 3D printing
3D printing has many applications. In manufacturing, medicine, architecture, and custom art and design. Some people use 3D printers to…
3D printing filament
3D printing filament is the thermoplastic feedstock for fused deposition modeling 3D printers. There are many types of filament available…
3D bioprinting
Three dimensional (3D) bioprinting is the utilization of 3D printing and 3D printing–like techniques to combine cells, growth factors, and…