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The family of technologies collectively known as additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, and often called 3D-printing technologies, is rapidly revolutionizing industrial production. AM’s potential to produce intricate and customized parts starting from a digital 3D model makes it one of the main pillars for the forthcoming Industry 4.0. Thanks to its advantages over traditional manufacturing methodologies, AM finds potential applicability in virtually all production fields. As a natural consequence of this, research in this field is primarily focused on the development of novel materials and techniques for 3D printing. This Special Issue of Technologies, titled “3D Printing Technologies”, aims at promoting the latest knowledge in materials, processes, and applications for AM. It is composed of six contributions, authored by influential scientists in the field of advanced 3D printing. The intended audience includes professors, graduate students, researchers, engineers and specialists working in the field of AM.

Technology: general issues --- History of engineering & technology --- electroless metallization --- catalysts --- 3D printing --- RS-333 alloy --- SLM 3DP --- in situ SEM tensile testing --- DIC analysis --- Ncorr --- poly(lactic acid) (PLA) --- shape-memory polymer (SMP) --- fused deposition modeling (FDM) --- infill pattern --- microrobots --- 3D printed --- drug delivery --- hydrogels --- alginate --- prototyping --- surface finishing --- physical vapor deposition --- mechanical properties --- composites --- fused deposition modeling --- surface quality --- chest wall --- surgery

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Over the decades, small-angle neutron scattering has became a definitive method for structural investigation on the mesoscale between a few Angstrom up to a few 100 nm. This makes it an indispensable tool for non-destructive material investigations in fields ranging from chemistry and biology, over material sciences to solid state physics, especially taking into account the fundamental nature of neutrons, which makes it possible to probe different isotopes and, therefore, enhance contrast by choosing an appropriate isotope distribution or to probe the spin state of the investigated materials. This Special Issue is dedicated to elucidate the advances made with SANS over the last few years, which includes new instrumentation, sample environment and experimental control, as well as novel approaches and experimental techniques. The ideas and approaches collected here will serve both the experienced experimenter as well as the novice to appraise whether their specific experimental setup is feasible with new ideas.

Research & information: general --- Mathematics & science --- SANS --- neutron scattering --- instrument control --- data acquisition --- user facility --- GUI --- simulation --- GISANS --- BornAgain Software --- grazing incidence scattering --- small-angle neutron scattering --- SKADI --- ESS --- European Spallation Source --- sample environment --- 3D printed --- humidity chamber --- thin films --- dynamic light scattering --- small angle neutron scattering --- instrumentation --- microgels --- ultra-small-angle neutron scattering --- magnetoactive elastomer --- magnetorheological elastomer --- hysteresis --- restructuring of the filler --- foams --- colloidal superballs --- colloidal monolayers --- SAXS --- scattering --- form factor --- FTIR --- DLS --- semi-crystalline polymers --- proteins in buffer solution --- soft matter --- time-resolved --- sample environments --- small angle X-ray scattering --- SAS --- nanomaterials --- n/a

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Bioelectric sensors are unique diagnostic principles and technologies. Although they share many traits with electrochemical sensors, especially regarding the common features of instrumentation, they are focused on the measurement of the electric properties of biorecognition elements as a reflection of cellular, biological, and biomolecular functions in a rapid, very sensitive, and often non-invasive manner. Bioelectric sensors offer a plethora of options in terms both of assay targets (molecules, cells, organs, and organisms) and methodological approaches (e.g., potentiometry, impedance spectrometry, and patch-clamp electrophysiology). Irrespective of the method of choice, “bioelectric profiling” is being rapidly established as a superior concept for a number of applications, including in vitro toxicity, signal transduction, real-time medical diagnostics, environmental risk assessment, and drug development. This Special Issue is the first that is exclusively dedicated to the advanced and emerging concepts and technologies of bioelectric sensors. Topics include, but are not restricted to, bioelectric sensors for single cell analysis, electrophysiological olfactory and volatile organic compounds sensors, impedimetric biosensors, microbial fuel cell biosensors, and implantable autonomous bioelectric micro- and nano-sensors.

Technology: general issues --- organic optoelectronic device --- pulse meter --- biosensor --- Bluetooth low energy (BLE) --- photoplethysmogram (PPG) --- chronic wounds --- electrical stimulation --- direct microcurrent --- non-invasive --- pressure ulcer --- wireless technology --- biochips --- impedance spectroscopy --- electrical equivalent circuit --- biomaterial --- Lysinibacillus sphaericus JG-A12 --- anticancer therapeutic strategies --- apoptosis --- bioelectric --- 5-fluorouracil --- HeLa cell line --- superoxide --- cell immobilization --- 3D-printed well --- bioelectric profiling --- impedance analysis --- real-time measurements --- electrochemical biosensors --- SWCNT --- point-of-care diagnostics --- label-free biosensors --- ELISA --- carbon nanotubes --- bovine serum albumin --- pacemaker --- threat modeling --- internet of things (IoT) medical devices --- vulnerabilities --- n/a

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The progress in the area of nanotechnology has opened the door for the fabrication of soft, biological, and composite nanomaterials for targeted applications. Nanomaterials are known to enhance the properties and functionality of composite materials several fold. The properties for the desired applications can often be achieved by the addition of small amounts of nanomaterials into soft materials such as polymers, gels, and biomaterials. This book condenses investigations by scientific groups from highly diverse research fields, which will be beneficial for the wider scientific community.

Technology: general issues --- oxygen nanobubbles --- phospholipids --- polyethylene glycol --- ultrasound imaging --- electrospinning --- nanocomposites --- porous TiO2 nanofiber --- light harvesting --- additive --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- graphene oxide --- Sertoli cells --- Leydig cells --- apoptosis --- oxidative stress --- mitochondrial membrane potential --- DNA damage --- chitosan --- polycaprolactone --- shape memory --- stretchability --- polyurethane --- biocomposite --- methotrexate --- cubic phase --- magnetocubosomes --- monoolein --- liquid crystalline phase --- drug delivery system --- alternating magnetic field --- laser ablation --- nanofibers --- poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) --- Au nanoparticles --- neutralization --- characterization of materials --- depth-sensing indentation --- adhesion --- the BG method --- non-destructive testing --- reagent-free colorimetric assay --- galactose determination --- nanoceria --- agarose gel --- galactosemia diagnosis --- nanodiamond --- composite --- 3D-printed scaffold --- n/a

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The progress in the area of nanotechnology has opened the door for the fabrication of soft, biological, and composite nanomaterials for targeted applications. Nanomaterials are known to enhance the properties and functionality of composite materials several fold. The properties for the desired applications can often be achieved by the addition of small amounts of nanomaterials into soft materials such as polymers, gels, and biomaterials. This book condenses investigations by scientific groups from highly diverse research fields, which will be beneficial for the wider scientific community.

oxygen nanobubbles --- phospholipids --- polyethylene glycol --- ultrasound imaging --- electrospinning --- nanocomposites --- porous TiO2 nanofiber --- light harvesting --- additive --- dye-sensitized solar cells --- graphene oxide --- Sertoli cells --- Leydig cells --- apoptosis --- oxidative stress --- mitochondrial membrane potential --- DNA damage --- chitosan --- polycaprolactone --- shape memory --- stretchability --- polyurethane --- biocomposite --- methotrexate --- cubic phase --- magnetocubosomes --- monoolein --- liquid crystalline phase --- drug delivery system --- alternating magnetic field --- laser ablation --- nanofibers --- poly(ethylene oxide) (PEO) --- Au nanoparticles --- neutralization --- characterization of materials --- depth-sensing indentation --- adhesion --- the BG method --- non-destructive testing --- reagent-free colorimetric assay --- galactose determination --- nanoceria --- agarose gel --- galactosemia diagnosis --- nanodiamond --- composite --- 3D-printed scaffold --- n/a