Virtual and Physical Prototyping

Papers
(The TQCC of Virtual and Physical Prototyping is 14. The table below lists those papers that are above that threshold based on CrossRef citation counts [max. 250 papers]. The publications cover those that have been published in the past four years, i.e., from 2021-11-01 to 2025-11-01.)
ArticleCitations
Smart-substrate: a novel structural design to avert residual stress accretion in directed energy deposition additive manufacturing257
Post-heat treatment of laser powder bed fusion Al-Mn-Sc alloy: synergetic enhancement of mechanical property and corrosion resistance131
Ionic substitution through bredigite doping for microstructure and performance adjustment in DLP 3D-printed TPMS porous HA bone scaffolds120
Sc/Zr microalloying on strength-corrosion performance synergy of wire-arc directed energy deposited Al-Mg119
Additive manufacturing of high-performance aluminium nitride ceramics using high solid loading and low viscosity slurry93
Recent advances in 3D bioprinting of tissues and organs for transplantation and drug screening92
Laser-based directed energy deposition of Monel K-500 and Stellite 6 multi-materials77
A part-level simulation method considering thermal-mechanical contact between multiple filaments for material extrusion processes75
Regulating mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion manufactured CoCrFeMnNi high-entropy alloy using oversaturated boron doping70
4D printed shape memory alloy binary bits for unconventional information processing68
Machine learning enabled 3D printing parameter settings for desired mechanical properties64
Wire-arc directed energy deposition of metal using a tendon-driven soft robotic gun: prototyping and conceptual validation64
A spiral laser scanning routine for powder bed fusion inspired by natural predator-prey behaviour63
Laser powder bed fusion processing of Cu-Invar continuous gradient alloys with controllable thermal-mechanical properties59
Autonomous intelligent additive manufacturing of continuous fiber-reinforced composites: data-enhanced knowledgebase and multi-sensor fusion58
Lightweight porous support structure design for additive manufacturing via knowledge-based bio-inspired volume generation and lattice configuration58
Flexible bio-composites with continuous natural fibre and bamboo charcoal: enhanced flame retardancy, mechanical resilience, energy-absorbing & printability performance57
Study on the fabrication and mechanical properties of SiC p /SiC gradient lattice structure based on selective laser sintering technology56
Exploration on mechanical response mechanism of laser melting deposited TiB W /Ti–6Al–4V via in situ characterisation technology54
Healing cracks in additively manufactured NiTi shape memory alloys49
Auto-support: traction force constrained support structures optimization for bottom-up vat photopolymerization48
Non-professional phagocytosis of senescent cancer cells revealed in a 3D-bioprinted model of an irradiated lung tumour48
Microstructure homogenization and strength-ductility synergy improvement of the hybrid additive manufactured dual-phase titanium alloy by sub-critical annealing47
Multifunctional and multimaterial contact lenses: tailored solutions for tunable color filtering and tear pH sensing47
Sustainable product design by large format additive manufacturing of cork composites44
Direct wire writing technique benefitting the flexible electronics43
0-to-270° wide pattern reconfigurable antenna using 3D-Printed single quasi-yagi antenna with shape memory hinge42
From semisolid metal processing to thixotropic 3D printing of metallic alloys41
Additively manufactured metamaterials for acoustic absorption: a review41
4D printing of shape-programmable polymer-derived ceramics via two-stage folding-assisted pyrolysis strategy41
Improved strength-ductility synergy of directed energy deposited AZ31 magnesium alloy with cryogenic cooling mode41
Advancements and applications of multiple wire processes in additive manufacturing: a comprehensive systematic review40
Interlayer laser cladding SiC regulates microstructure and mechanical properties of Ti-6Al-4V arc-directed energy deposited components40
Vat photopolymerisation 3D printing of graphene-based materials40
Study on powder particle behavior in powder spreading with discrete element method and its critical implications for binder jetting additive manufacturing processes39
Prediction of low-cycle fatigue properties of additive manufactured IN718 by crystal plasticity modelling incorporating effects from crystallographic orientations and defects39
Microstructure and mechanical properties of S217 nickel aluminum bronze alloy fabricated by wire arc additive manufacturing39
Robotics-assisted modular assembly of bioactive soft materials for enhanced organ fabrication38
The enhanced mechanical properties of laser powder bed fusion Al-Mn-Sc alloy via non-isothermal aging38
Mechanical properties characterisation of metallic components produced by additive manufacturing using miniaturised specimens38
Concurrent multiscale topology optimisation towards design and additive manufacturing of bio-mimicking porous structures36
3D-printed multiscale hierarchical thermoplastic polyurethane/aramid nanofiber structures with enhanced energy absorption via in-Situ foaming technology36
Achieving high-strength, hierarchically porous SiC ceramics with micron-scale periodic architecture via vat photopolymerization36
Microstructure evolution and strengthening mechanism of TiC/ Ti6Al4 V composites fabricated by selective laser melting during isothermal deformation35
Heat transfer performance of CuCrZr/AlSi7Mg multi-material heat sinks with triply periodic minimal surface manufactured by laser powder bed fusion34
UV cross-linkable hybrid resins for additive manufacturing to achieve high performance and body-temperature programmable shape memory effect34
Inverse design of face-like 3D surfaces via bi-material 4D printing and shape morphing33
Laser powder bed fusion for AI assisted digital metal components32
Reducing solidification cracks and enhancing mechanical performance in additively manufactured Cu-Ti alloys via chemical fluctuation manipulation32
Effects of build positions on the thermal history, crystallization, and mechanical properties of polyamide 12 parts printed by Multi Jet Fusion31
Understanding laser-metal interaction in selective laser melting additive manufacturing through numerical modelling and simulation: a review31
Microstructure and properties of Ni–Ti–Cu alloy fabricated in situ by treble-wire arc additive manufacturing31
Investigation on synergism between additive and subtractive manufacturing for curved thin-walled structure31
Mechanism and performance of thermal radiation recycling for in-space 3D printed continuous carbon fibre-reinforced PEEK composites30
Magnetically-assisted digital light processing 4D printing of flexible anisotropic soft-Magnetic composites30
Hybrid additive manufacturing of ultra-fine high-resolution shell–core structured conductive mesh-based flexible transparent electrodes for flexible displays29
Processability improvement and strength enhancement in laser powder bed fusion of AlMgZr and AlMgZr-Ti alloys29
A review on qualification and certification for metal additive manufacturing29
Dimensional effect and mechanical performance of node-strengthened hybrid lattice structure fabricated by laser powder bed fusion29
Leveraging clay formwork 3D printing for reinforced concrete construction29
Correction27
Vat photopolymerization three-dimensional printing of PEGDA/LiClO 4 solid polymer electrolytes with optimised accuracy and electrochemical-mechanical performance27
In-process filament repair in 3D concrete printing with instance segmentation27
Hybrid 3D microfluidic bioprinting for the engineering of cancer models and tissue substitutes27
Differentiation of materials and laser powder bed fusion processing regimes from airborne acoustic emission combined with machine learning26
Spider web-inspired continuous fibre floating 3D printing for large lightweight mesh structures26
Elastically isotropic auxetic and zero-Poisson’s ratio TPMS-based metamaterials26
A dragonfly-inspired metamaterial device with tunable stiffness and damage-sensitive dynamic response26
Deformation mechanism of dislocation slip and kinking behaviour in dynamic compression response of TiZrHfNb alloy fabricated by laser directed energy deposition25
Inhomogeneity and anisotropy of Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloy manufactured by wire arc additive manufacturing: microstructure, mechanical properties, stress corrosion cracking susceptibility25
Fabrication of bimetallic interpenetrating structures with enhanced impact resistance via 3D-printing of high-entropy alloy lattices and vacuum melt infiltration of Al-based alloys25
High-strength light-weight aramid fibre/polyamide 12 composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion25
Steel grid-reinforced aluminum matrix composite prepared via wire-based friction stir additive manufacturing24
Achieving high strength and ductility in chemically complex intermetallic alloys manufactured by laser powder bed fusion24
Ultra sonic spray coating of silica nanocomposites for smoothening 3D-printed fused silica glass and metal casted injection molding tools24
Microstructure tuning enables synergistic improvements in strength and ductility of wire-arc additive manufactured commercial Al-Zn-Mg-Cu alloys24
Amorphous/crystalline Zn 60 Zr 40 alloys lattice structures with improved mechanical properties fabricated by mechanical alloying 24
A bio-inspired design strategy for easy powder removal in powder-bed based additive manufactured lattice structure24
Investigation of microstructures and strengthening mechanisms in an N-doped Co-Cr-Mo alloy fabricated by laser powder bed fusion24
High-density WC–45Cr–18Ni cemented hard metal fabricated with binder jetting additive manufacturing24
Conformal laser printing and laser sintering of Ag nanoparticle inks: a digital approach for the additive manufacturing of micro-conductive patterns on patterned flexible substrates24
Process-structure multi-objective inverse optimisation for additive manufacturing of lattice structures using a physics-enhanced data-driven method24
Advancements in surface finish for additive manufacturing of metal parts: a comprehensive review of plasma electrolytic polishing (PEP)23
Monitoring of functionally graded material during laser directed energy deposition by acoustic emission and optical emission spectroscopy using artificial intelligence23
Virtual rapid prototyping of materials with deep learning: spatiotemporal stress fields prediction in ceramics employing convolutional neural networks and transfer learning23
Numerical and constitutive modeling of quasi-static and dynamic mechanical behavior in graded additively manufactured lattice structures23
Enhanced cracking resistance and deposition of alloy 36 via accelerated cooling and TiC addition during wire arc additive manufacturing23
A novel design strategy to enhance buckling resistance of thin-walled single-cell lattice structures via topology optimisation23
Mechanical property enhancement in additively manufactured NiTi double-asymmetric honeycombs with bioinspired graded design22
Additively manufactured 3D-architected alveolar bone reconstruction scaffolds derived from extracted natural teeth: computational modelling and feasibility evaluation22
Multi-objective optimisation of process parameters for laser-based directed energy deposition of a mixture of H13 and M2 steel powders on 4Cr5Mo2SiV1 steel22
Inconel 718-W7Ni3Fe bimetallic structures using directed energy deposition-based additive manufacturing22
Effect of Fe addition on the microstructure, transformation behaviour and superelasticity of NiTi alloys fabricated by laser powder bed fusion22
Design of new 18Ni- x Ti maraging steel harnessing intrinsic heat treatment effect of additive manufacturing22
Residual thermal stress prediction for continuous tool-paths in wire-arc additive manufacturing: a three-level data-driven method22
A bioinspired design approach for biomechanically matched tracheal stents22
4D printed NiTi variable-geometry inlet for aero engines21
Bio-inspired tubular hierarchical porous materials with selective liquids absorption21
Revealing the effect of layer-varying deposition strategy on laser-directed energy deposition bionic gradient NiTi alloy21
Laser powder bed fusion of 316L stainless steel and K220 copper multi-material21
Quasi-static and dynamic mechanical properties of additively manufactured Al2O3 ceramic lattice structures: effects of structural configuration21
The formation mechanism of metal-ceramic interlayer interface during laser powder bed fusion21
Manufacture dependent differential biodegradation of 3D printed shape memory polymers21
Fracture characterisation of vertically build functionally graded 316L stainless steel with Inconel 718 deposited by directed energy deposition process21
Recent progress in 4D printed energy-absorbing metamaterials and structures20
Screw material extrusion of super soft thermoplastic elastomer for additive manufacturing of inflatables20
Effect of toolpath in large-format additive manufacturing with bio-derived composites20
Influence of design parameters on the flexural properties of a bio-inspired suture structure20
Near-infrared light-driven programmable shape memory polymer for self-shaping 3D printing methods20
Boron-induced microstructural manipulation of titanium and titanium alloys in additive manufacturing20
A comprehensive transformation-thermomechanical model on deformation history in directed energy deposition of high-speed steel20
Development of a universal multimodal prediction method to optimise process parameters for improving densification during laser powder bed fusion20
Material extrusion additive manufacturing of high particle loaded suspensions: a review of materials, processes and challenges20
Comparative analysis of structural build-up in one-component stiff and two-component shotcrete-accelerated set-on-demand mixtures for 3D concrete printing20
Performance and failure modes of continuous fibre-reinforced energy absorption tubes by cylindrical layered 3D printing20
Colourful 3D anti-counterfeiting label using nanoscale additive manufacturing19
Modeling and application of droplet oscillation momentum for elucidating the development of surface roughness in wire-arc additive manufacturing19
Achieving high strength and ductility in Inconel 718: tailoring grain structure through micron-sized carbide additives in PBF-LB/M additive manufacturing19
Enhancing mechanical and tribological properties of laser-based directed energy deposited IN718 alloy via synchronised high repetition laser shock peening19
In-situ fabrication of martensitic stainless steel via heterogeneous double-wire arc-directed energy deposition19
Quantitative investigation of thermal evolution and graphitisation of diamond abrasives in powder bed fusion-laser beam of metal-matrix diamond composites19
Wire-arc additive manufacturing of TiB/Ti6Al4V composites using Ti-TiB 2 cored wire: processing, microstructure and mechanical properties19
Cracking behaviour, microstructure evolution, and mechanical properties of GH4169/K477 by laser directed energy deposition19
Development and experimental evaluation of surface enhancement methods for laser powder directed energy deposition microchannels18
Manufacturing-oriented review on 3D printed lithium-ion batteries fabricated using material extrusion18
Microstructure modulation and property enhancement via an underwater induction heating treatment strategy for underwater laser-directed energy deposition of Ti-6Al-4V18
Effect of hot isostatic pressing on porosity of wire-arc directed energy deposited TZM/NbZr1 bimetallic structure18
Data-Driven autonomous printing process optimization and real-time abnormality identification in aerosol jet-deposited droplet morphology18
Hetero-hierarchical tessellated architected materials towards high mechanical performances and high manufacturability18
Architecture of Ti–6Al–4V thin-walled microthrusters fabricated via laser powder bed fusion17
Bighorn sheep horn-based metamaterial lattice structures for targeted energy absorption applications17
The microstructure and mechanical properties of nitinol manufactured by LPBF: differences between Ni-rich and Ti-rich compositions17
Grain refinement of NiTi alloys during ultrasound-assisted wire-arc directed energy deposition17
Occlusion-based model weighting for volumetric additive manufacturing around inserts17
Microstructure, mechanical properties and corrosion resistance of laser direct energy deposited AlMo 0.25 FeCoCrNi 2.1 high-entrop16
Influence of volumetric energy density on the tribological behaviors of pure nickel fabricated by laser powder bed fusion16
Effect of heat treatment and electroless Ni-P coating on mechanical property and corrosion behaviour of 316L stainless steel fabricated by laser powder bed fusion16
Valorisation of vegetable food waste utilising three-dimensional food printing16
The effects of processing parameters on mechanical properties of 3D-printed polyhydroxyalkanoates parts16
Insight into the limitation of the Beer–Lambert law in stereolithography ceramic 3D printing: a study on irradiance parameters and slurry curing16
Achieving superior strength-ductility combination in the heterogeneous microstructured Ti64 alloy via multi-eutectoid elements alloying with CoCrFeNiMn during laser powder bed fusion16
Advancing the additive manufacturing of PLA-ZnO nanocomposites by fused filament fabrication16
Design of an additively manufactured hydraulic directional spool valve: an industrial case study15
Effect of Fe content on tensile properties of TA15 alloy with equiaxed microstructure produced by laser directed energy deposition15
Binder jetting printed in situ mullite strengthened alumina ceramics with excellent mechanical and thermal properties through multi-phase infiltration15
The theoretical model and verification of electric-field-driven jet 3D printing for large-height and conformal micro/nano-scale parts15
Mechanical performance, fatigue behaviour, and biointegration of additively manufactured architected lattices15
Stabilising mechanism of cathode jet and droplet transfer in hybrid-laser–GMAW-based directed energy deposition of titanium alloy15
A critical review of additive manufacturing technology in rehabilitation medicine via the use of visual knowledge graph15
Towards supportless laser powder bed fusion: fundamental understanding of the formation of 1 st layer overhang through parameter optimisation and in-situ high-speed 15
Advances in interlayer bonding in fused deposition modelling: a comprehensive review15
Prototyping a novel compact 3-DOF hydraulic robotic actuator via metallic additive manufacturing15
Optimum specimen geometries for representation of bulk behaviour of additive manufactured polymeric lattice structures15
Design and manufacture of low-frequency acoustic absorption metamaterials with enhanced coupling characteristic15
In-process thermal monitoring of the extrusion additive manufacturing process with high temperature polymers15
Fundamental investigation into mass transfer process and microstructural transformation pathways in Ti-6Al-4V via underwater wire-laser directed energy deposition15
A novel interlayer cleaning methods for improving internal quality in wire-arc directed energy deposition: processing, characterisation and performance demonstration14
Additively manufactured biodegradable Zn metamaterials with tunable Poisson’s ratio and enhanced mechanical properties14
Advancements and challenges in overhang structure fabrication during laser powder bed fusion: a comprehensive review14
Analytical modelling for prediction and prevention of overflow occurrence in wire-based additive manufacturing14
4D printed thermally tunable metasurface with continuous carbon fibre14
Achieving sustainability by additive manufacturing: a state-of-the-art review and perspectives14
Interactive infill topology optimisation guided by user drawn patterns14
Precipitation evolution, aging strengthening and thermal stability in Al–Fe-Mg-Zr eutectic alloy via laser powder bed fusion14
Investigation of the mechanical properties of polyimide fiber/polyamide 12 composites printed by Multi Jet Fusion14
Porosity in cored-wire-arc directed energy deposition of TiC/Al composite: formation mechanism and inhibition strategy14
Electron beam powder bed fusion enables crack-free, high-strength and sufficiently ductile chemically complex intermetallic alloys14
Vat photopolymerisation 3D printing of ceramic core with regulation on rheological and curing behaviour based on spherical powders14
An experimental methodology to determine damage mechanics parameters for phase-field approach simulations using material extrusion-based additively manufactured tensile specimens14
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