3D printing of ceramics: Advantages, challenges, applications, and perspectives

2024/08/02 by Susmita Bose, E. K. Akdoğan, Enver Koray Akdogan +16 · 140 citations
Engineering · #3D Printing in Biomedical Research #3D printing #Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies #Bone Tissue Engineering Materials #Ceramic #Composite material #Computer science #Emerging technologies #Engineering #Manufacturing engineering #Materials processing #Materials science #Mechanical engineering #Nanotechnology #Simple (philosophy)

paper · doi:10.1111/jace.20043

published in Journal of the American Ceramic Society 107(12), 7879-7920 (Wiley)

openalex publication_date 2024/08/02 · openalex created_date 2024/08/03 · openalex updated_date 2026/08/01

Abstract

Abstract 3D printing (3DP) technologies have transformed the processing of advanced ceramics for small‐scale and custom designs during the past three decades. Simple and complex parts are designed and manufactured using 3DP technologies for structural, piezoelectric, and biomedical applications. Manufacturing simple or complex geometries or one‐of‐a‐kind components without part‐specific tooling saves significant time and creates new applications for advanced ceramic materials. Although development and innovations in 3DP of ceramics are far behind compared with metals or polymers, with the availability of different commercial machines in recent years for 3DP of ceramics, exponential growth is expected in this field in the coming decade. This article details various 3DP technologies for advanced ceramic materials, their advantages and challenges for manufacturing parts for various applications, and perspectives on future directions. We envision this work will be helpful to advanced ceramic researchers in industry and academia who are using different 3DP processes in the coming days.

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