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International Journal of Bioprinting 3D-printed nanocomposites: Synthesis & applications

characteristics, defect generation, limitation of geometrical Conflict of interest
consistency after extrusion, layered visual appeal, and The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
overall cost-effectiveness are some of the challenges in
3D printing. However, researchers are now able to create Author contributions
goods with precise mechanical qualities because of recent
advancements in AM. Materials made from matrix Conceptualization: Yun Wu, Sayan Ganguly, Xiaowu
composites have recently attracted increasing interest Shirley Tang
due to their outstanding mechanical and thermoelectric Writing – original draft: Yun Wu, Sayan Ganguly
characteristics. The majority of the difficulties encountered Writing – review & editing: Yun Wu, Sayan Ganguly,
by AM approaches stem from the processes themselves. Xiaowu Shirley Tang
For example, the FDM technique is by far the most widely
used method. The simultaneous heating and cooling Ethics approval and consent to participate
that occurs during the FDM extrusion and multilayer Not applicable.
deposition processes is the foremost contributing factor to
void generation. This results in the formation of anisotropic Consent for publication
structures and a reduction in the material’s mechanical
property. Because of the fluctuating temperature gradient Not applicable.
that occurs during curing, the vertical and horizontal
directed characteristics may take on different values. It Availability of data
is possible that the printed part will exhibit anisotropic Not applicable.
behavior. During production process, other methods
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