In the contemporary world, natural fibers reinforced polymer composite (NFRPC) materials are of great interest owing to their eco-friendly nature, lightweight, life-cycle superiority, biodegradability, low cost, noble mechanical properties. NFRPCs widely applied in various engineering applications and this research field is continuously developing. However, researchers facing numerous challenges regarding developments NFPRCs due inherent characteristics (NFs). These include quality fiber,...

Synthesis and manufacturing of polymers their composites have been a topic interest recently in research development owing to wide margin superiority over traditionally employed industrial materials. Polymer provide higher strengths, easily customizable product properties, flexible processes, high resistance corrosion or erosion, lower cost. In addition, the additive (AM) techniques for polymer offer numerous benefits, including accuracy, lesser cost, complexity fabricated parts. The recent...

The research interest in sustainable and eco-friendly materials based on natural sources has increased dramatically due to their recyclability, biodegradability, compatibility, nontoxic behavior. Nanocellulose contains chains of glucose residue is an abundantly available green material. Recently, nanocellulose-based composites are under extensive exploration gained popularity among researchers owing lightweight, lost cost, low density, excellent mechanical physical characteristics. These...

Additive manufacturing (AM) technologies (also known as 3D printing - 3DP) have been rapidly advancing into various industrial sectors, including aerospace, automotive, medical, architecture, arts and design, food, construction. Transitioning from the visualization prototyping stages functional actual part replacement opens further design possibilities. Among diverse applications of AM, construction not yet seen a commercially available widely used product in market. Nevertheless, it has...

Polymer nanocomposites have attracted increasing interest in research and development with several current potential industrial applications due to their wide margin of superiority over conventional materials. composites provide a higher strength-to-weight ratio, easily customizable product properties, flexible manufacturing processes, high resistance corrosion or erosion, lower cost. The recent progress additive (AM) methods has paved the way for even broader range flexibilities design...

The utilization of synthetic materials stimulates environmental concerns, and researchers worldwide are effectively reacting to concerns by transitioning towards biodegradable sustainable materials. Natural fibers like jute sisal have been being utilized for ages in several applications, such as ropes, building materials, particle boards, etc. absence essential information preparing the natural-fiber-reinforced is still a challenge future applications. Chemical treatments surface...

Abstract The latest developments in smart systems for improved human lives with advanced biomedical devices have evolved out of multi‐disciplinary scientific studies, including medicine, biology, material sciences, design, manufacturing, artificial intelligence, microelectronics, and so forth. growth such intelligent is primarily possible innovative materials, which demonstrate the response to various external stimuli like temperature, heat, moisture, light, electromagnetic field, chemical...

Polymer-based product usage rapidly increases globally, leading to severe ecological, social, environmental, health, and economic impacts. There has been an international push for solutions sustainable production, consumption, end-of-life plastics combat these issues. Moreover, additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing (3DP) processes provide rapid fabrication of functional parts in lesser time, lower lead times, research development costs. Due reasons, are now being utilized different...

In the era of smart and sustainable technology driven by naturally occurring materials, various nanocellulose-based materials play a crucial role. Shape memory behaviour self-healing capabilities nanocelluloses are emerging as focal points in numerous research domains. Nanocellulose its derivatives such cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) nanofibers (CNF), currently limelight due to their excellent shape-memory properties, making them suitable for multifunctional devices. this regard, CNF,...

3D Concrete Printing (3DCP) is a promising technology with significant advantages for the construction industry, encompassing reduced labor costs, diminished carbon dioxide emissions, enhanced time efficiency, improved user convenience, and design flexibility. To ensure optimal structural outcomes resource integrating numerical modeling simulation imperative predicting behavior identifying potential premature failures in 3DCP. Despite recognized importance of this integration, impact...

Polymer-based composites have an exceptional perspective to replace traditional structural materials like steel and aluminium, owing their low weight, high strength, outstanding performance at elevated temperatures. However, the utilization of natural reinforcements for functional polymer is still in infancy. In this study, tensile properties synthetic fiber-reinforced hybrid are reported. Glass-jute composites, prepared through hand layup technique, were used with different glass jute fiber...

The sports industry is an ever-growing sector worldwide. With technological advancements in information technologies, the has merged with entertainment industry, reaching and influencing billions of people globally. However, to ensure advance safety, security, sustainability innovations are always needed several manufacturing materials processes achieve cost-effectiveness, efficiency, durability, reusability, recyclability products used this industry. For example, 90% field hockey equipment...

Tri-material and tri-layered composites find numerous applications in the biomedical, aerospace, automotive industries. However, such face challenges when fabricated through conventional methods (Electrospinning, hand lay-up, Film Casting, In-situ polymerization), as interface bond strength, strength-to-mass ratio, etc. Additive manufacturing can be used to fabricate overcome these challenges. In this study, a tri-material based 3D-printed (TM3DP) polymer composite of polylactic acid (PLA),...

The urgent global challenges of climate change and resource overconsumption highlight the need for sustainable innovations in construction industry. Ordinary portland cement, a vital material, significantly contributes to carbon emissions. Alkali-activated materials have emerged as promising alternatives. Three-dimensional printing (3DP) has gained attention construction, because it offers efficiency sustainability benefits. This study addresses integration alkali-activated 3DP, focusing on...

Global warming and climate change have emerged as pressing issues closely associated with human activity the manufacturing sector, significantly contributing to change. Additive (AM), or 3D printing (3DP), shows great promise an alternative method but raises concerns regarding plastic waste generation. To tackle this challenge, recycling polymer plastics exploring natural materials for 3DP offer sustainable solutions. However, a comprehensive understanding of both aspects currently needs be...

Bone tissue engineering (BTE) holds promise for treating bone defects, and 3D-printed porous scaffolds are pivotal regeneration. This study explores the impact of material extrusion 3D printing (ME3DP) process parameters (i.e., layer height temperature) on made polyetherimide (PEI) BTE. The intricate relationships shaping scaffold dimensional accuracy, residual stresses, warpage tendencies were unveiled using comprehensive numerical simulations. Our findings reveal that higher heights...

The aircraft industry is always seeking materials with excellent mechanical properties and good strength to weight ratio. Fiber metal laminates (FMLs) are the emerging class of hybrid composite consisting fiber-reinforced polymers (FRP) plies sheets. Aircraft parts subjected different types loading during operation. Combining FRPs metals provides resistance impact as well improves fatigue performance aircraft. In this study, aluminum 7075-T6 sheets were used fabricate FMLs varying fiber...

Metals are known for high ductility and have, been used to design fabricate structural components many years. However, composite materials taking over traditional owing their significant mechanical properties. Fiber-reinforced composites exhibit lower failure strain, resulting in brittle failure, limiting application where is desired. In this study, an effort has made design, fabricate, test continuous fiber-reinforced with improved ductility. A comparative analysis was performed optimizing...

Recently, magnesium (Mg) and its alloys are gaining the attention of researchers as these materials can provide mechanical properties comparable to natural bone. Additive manufacturing (AM) techniques have also evolved in biomedical sector owing their precision fabricating desired parts with varying shapes, intricacy, porosity required for implant functionality. With increasing interest AM Mg-based implants, there is a pressing need understand existing accomplishments, state-of-the-art...