Additive Manufacturing Institute, Shenzhen University, Shenzhen, ChinaAdditive manufacturing; 3D printing; High-performance materials; Integrated design and manufacturing
Professor (tenured) Zhangwei Chen is currently the Director of the Additive Manufacturing Institute at Shenzhen University. Prof. Chen holds a Ph.D. from Imperial College London (2014), with his PhD thesis awarded the prestigious John Kilner Prize. He has received the First Prize of Shenzhen Science and Technology Award and Second Prize of Guangdong Science and Technology Award. He is the Fellow of the International Association of Advanced Materials (IAAM) and Stanford 2% Global Top Scientists for the year 2021-2024. He has been working on the fields of materials processing, advanced manufacturing and characterizations etc. He has spent over 15 years particularly on the research of 3D printing of ceramics and the property-structure relationships. Prof. Chen is PI or Co-I of over 30 projects supported by NSFC, Guangdong Province and Shenzhen City. He has published over 130 peer-reviewed articles in various top academic journals. Some have been selected as front cover articles, feature articles and review articles. He has also actively engaged in the organization/chairing of national/international conferences. He is also a panel referee of funding agents in an international level, including European Commission, Canada EPSRC, Singapore A STAR Fund, New Zealand Marsden Fund, Switzerland, NSFC and so on. Prof. Chen works closely with domestic and overseas research institutes and industries related to 3D printing domains.
Dear Colleagues:
Nowadays, structural and functional integration enabled by manufacturing has witnessed its importance soaring since the emergence of additive manufacturing (3D printing). Advanced applications nowadays seek the possibility and flexibility of such an integration not only because a broad range of materials, ranging from polymers, metals to ceramics, are involved, but also because improved topological and physical/chemical performances are highly demanded. This special issue will cover all the topics on the different aspects of the fabrication of structural and functional integrated components via various 3D printing techniques based on the use of every possible material. We strongly encourage colleagues working on 3D printing field to submit their latest results in this issue to promote the ultimate advantages brought about by the structural and functional integrated 3D Printing.
Maraging steel powder alteration caused by laser powder bed fusion printing process
Compressive properties and fatigue performance of NiTi lattice structures optimized by TPMS