3D Printing in Materials Engineering: Recent Developments and Future Perspectives

Sayan Ganguly · Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai · Poushali Das

Apr 2026 · Woodhead Publishing

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650

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About this ebook

From aerospace to medicine, 3D printing is poised to reshape the future of manufacturing in many industries. Additive manufacturing is a game-changing technology that will in the future drastically alter the product development, manufacturing, and distribution processes. 3D Printing in Materials Engineering presents the latest developments in this important field. The book covers the fundamentals, materials, types of 3D printing techniques, and their multi-dimensional applicability over various engineering applications. The book will be a valuable reference resource for academic and industrial researchers, materials scientists and engineers, manufacturers, chemists, and other professionals who are working with 3D printing over various engineering applications.• Explores the latest advancements and future trends in 3D printing technology within the context of materials engineering.• Presents real-world examples illustrating the diverse applications of 3D printing in materials engineering, showcasing its potential across different industries.• Offers valuable perspectives and insights into the practical application of 3D printing in materials engineering from leading experts in the field.• Covers polymers and composites, ceramic, and metal-based systems, and their utilization in medicine, construction, food, environmental, electrochemical, electronics, EMI shielding and catalysis applications.

About the author

Sayan Ganguly is a researcher at the University of Waterloo, Canada. His primary research interests include superabsorbent hydrogels, polymer-graphene nanocomposites, MXene-polymer systems, 3D printing, polymer composites for EMI shielding, and conducting polymer composites.

Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is currently working as a Professor at the Department of Science and director of AU – Sophisticated Testing and Instrumentation Center, Alliance University, Bengaluru, India. He is a prolific editor and researcher who is the author of 170 high-quality international research articles, 100 book chapters, and editor of 40 books. He is a frequently invited speaker and a consultant for multiple organizations internationally. He has received numerous prestigious awards including the DST INSPIRE Faculty Award (Government of India) and the Best Faculty award from KMUTNB, Thailand

Poushali Das is a senior postdoctoral research fellow at McMaster University's Faculty of Engineering, Hamilton, Canada. Her research interests include multifunctional luminescent quantum dots and their applications in sensors, antioxidant properties, and the biomedical field, polymer–quantum dot nanocomposites, MXene–polymer nanocomposites, and sonochemical synthesis of nanocomposites.

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