Additive manufacturing in polymer research: Advances, synthesis, and applications

This study delves into how additive manufacturing has revolutionized the production of polymers over the last three decades. Traditional polymer production finds it difficult to fulfill the demanding needs of a wide range of applications, even as it faces issues with environmental sustainability and decreased plastic waste. On the other hand, AM provides unmatched design freedom, expedited time-to-market, and reduced material waste while enabling quick fabrication of complex structures. The uses of polymer additive manufacturing (AM) in the consumer products, automotive, aerospace, and medical implant sectors are examined in this paper. Polymeric materials created by AM provide several benefits, including as…