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Polymers for additive manufacturing and 4D-printing: Materials, methodologies, and biomedical applications

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In this paper, the basic principles, considering the printing mechanism as well as the advantages and disadvantages, of the most relevant polymer AM technologies are described, and particular features, properties and limitations of currently employed polymer systems in the various AM technology areas are presented and analyzed.
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This article is published in Progress in Polymer Science.The article was published on 2019-07-01. It has received 315 citations till now.

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Fiber-Reinforced Polymer Composites: Manufacturing, Properties, and Applications.

TL;DR: An overview of a diverse range of fibers, their properties, functionality, classification, and various fiber composite manufacturing techniques is presented to discover the optimized fiber-reinforced composite material for significant applications.
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The Use of Chitosan, Alginate, and Pectin in the Biomedical and Food Sector-Biocompatibility, Bioadhesiveness, and Biodegradability.

TL;DR: The purpose of this review is to summarize the most compatible biopolymers such as chitosan, alginate, and pectin, which are used for application in food, biotechnological processes, and biomedical applications.
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Vat polymerization-based bioprinting-process, materials, applications and regulatory challenges.

TL;DR: This paper, presenting a first-time comprehensive review of the VP-based bioprinting process, provides an in-depth analysis and comparison of the various biocompatible PIs and highlights the important considerations and biopprinting requirements.
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Plastic recycling in additive manufacturing: A systematic literature review and opportunities for the circular economy

TL;DR: This paper aims to examine the current advances on thermoplastic recycling processes via additive manufacturing technologies using the scopus, web of science and springer databases to validate the technical feasibility, environmental impact, and economic viability of the proposed closed recycling global chain for DRAM.
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Polymeric Systems for Bioprinting.

TL;DR: A review of recent bioprinting innovations, such as increasing architectural complexity and cell viability in heterogeneous tissue constructs, which allow for the investigation of biological questions that could not be addressed before.
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3D bioprinting of tissues and organs

TL;DR: 3D bioprinting is being applied to regenerative medicine to address the need for tissues and organs suitable for transplantation and developing high-throughput 3D-bioprinted tissue models for research, drug discovery and toxicology.
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The Third Wave

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Environment-sensitive hydrogels for drug delivery

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Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing

TL;DR: Gibson et al. as discussed by the authors presented a comprehensive overview of additive manufacturing technologies plus descriptions of support technologies like software systems and post-processing approaches, and provided systematic solutions for process selection and design for AM Additive Manufacturing Technologies: Rapid Prototyping to Direct Digital Manufacturing.
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Biodegradable, Elastic Shape Memory Polymers for Potential Biomedical Applications

TL;DR: A group of degradable thermoplastic polymers that are able to change their shape after an increase in temperature enables bulky implants to be placed in the body through small incisions or to perform complex mechanical deformations automatically.
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