Solvent-free dry-film technology has attracted wide attention due to its ability to avoid
pollution/waste caused by poisonous organic solvents, as well as its advantage for energy …

This review critically examines the current state of graphene reinforced metal (GNP-MMC)
and ceramic matrix composites (GNP-CMC). The use of graphene as reinforcement for …

Despite strong interest from many industrial sectors driving demand and advancements in
laser additive manufacturing (LAM) of steels, some issues remain as barriers limiting the …

Boron carbide is a strategic material, finding applications in nuclear industry, armour for
personnel and vehicle safety, rocket propellant, etc. Its high hardness makes it suitable for …

Since various interactions among cells, surrounding tissues and implanted biomaterials
always occur at their interfaces, the surface properties of potential implants appear to be of …

Metal additive manufacturing has emerged as a new manufacturing option for aerospace
and biomedical applications. The many challenges that surround this new manufacturing …

Cold Spray Additive Manufacturing (CSAM) produces freeform parts by accelerating powder
particles at supersonic speed which, impacting against a substrate material, trigger a …

A The present overview describes various production techniques for biocompatible calcium
orthophosphate (abbreviated as CaPO4) deposits (coatings, films and layers) on the …

Inconel 625 specimens with different levels of purposely induced defects (up to~ 3% of
specimen volume) were manufactured by laser powder bed fusion. They were subjected to a …

Graphene, a 2-dimensional atom-thick layer of carbon atoms,[1–5] has attracted attention
due to its fascinating properties such as high carrier mobility,[6–8] high thermal …