Research Topic · Peer-Reviewed

Additive Manufacturing

Additive manufacturing is a fabrication process that builds three-dimensional objects by depositing material layer upon layer, typically from digital design files, in contrast to traditional subtractive manufacturing methods that remove material from a solid block. Research published in 3D Printing and Applications …

Curated from this journal's research 📚 4 peer-reviewed articles cited Cited 10× across the literature 🔖 ISSN 2831-8846 🗓 Reviewed June 2026

Overview

Additive manufacturing is a fabrication process that builds three-dimensional objects by depositing material layer upon layer, typically from digital design files, in contrast to traditional subtractive manufacturing methods that remove material from a solid block. Research published in 3D Printing and Applications examines both the technical foundations and specialized applications of this technology. The journal has covered additive manufacturing as an emerging fabrication technique with distinct advantages over conventional methods, as well as its application in creating bone scaffolds using biocompatible materials for tissue engineering purposes. Additional work has explored the intersection of 3D printing with organ-on-a-chip technology, demonstrating how additive manufacturing enables the creation of biomimetic structures that replicate biological systems. The journal has also addressed legal and regulatory dimensions, including intellectual property considerations under copyright law as they apply to digitally fabricated objects. This body of work reflects additive manufacturing's significance across engineering, biomedical, and legal domains, highlighting how layer-by-layer fabrication enables complex geometries and customized structures that are difficult or impossible to achieve through traditional manufacturing approaches.

Research published in this journal

4 peer-reviewed articles, ranked by relevance. Each links to its DOI.

How this research is being cited

The 4 articles above have been cited 10 times in the scholarly literature. Citation data via OpenAlex and Crossref, updated Jun 2026.

A sample of recent works citing this journal's research on Additive Manufacturing, linking to each citing work.

Editorial oversight

Curated from peer-reviewed research published in 3D Printing and Applications (ISSN 2831-8846).

Journal editorial board
Barbara Motyl · Italy Christiani Amorim · Belgium Massimo Martorelli · Italy

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