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3D printing is rapidly emerging as a key manufacturing technique that is capable of serving a wide spectrum of applications, ranging from engineering to biomedical sectors. Its ability to form both simple and intricate shapes through computer-controlled graphics enables it to create a niche in the manufacturing sector. Key challenges remain, and a great deal of research is required to develop 3D printing technology for all classes of materials including polymers, metals, ceramics, and composites. In view of the growing importance of 3D manufacturing worldwide, this Special Issue aims to seek original articles to further assist in the development of this promising technology from both scientific and technological perspectives. Targeted reviews, including mini-reviews, are also welcome, as they play a crucial role in educating students and young researchers.

n/a --- microstructure --- reversed austenite --- corrosion behavior --- advanced X-ray computed tomography (XCT) --- additive manufacturing --- forming defects --- single strut --- wear properties --- thermodynamic behavior --- laser deposition welding --- titanium alloys --- SLM structure performance --- porosity --- formation mechanism --- magnesium --- part redesign --- forming morphology --- microhardness --- bonding quality --- electron beam melting --- mechanical properties --- frame structure reconstruction --- aging behaviour --- aluminum matrix composites --- Selective Laser Melting (SLM) --- maraging steel --- tailored blanks --- selective laser melting --- selective laser melting (SLM) --- 3D printing --- Ti6Al4V

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The book deals with novel aspects and perspectives in metal oxide and hybrid material fabrication.

environment pollution --- Ti6Al4V titanium alloy --- polypropylene --- antibacterial --- physicochemical and morphological properties --- nanocomposites --- silica–lignin hybrid materials --- hazardous metals --- hierarchical --- oxyanions --- surface free energy --- CO2 capture --- dyes decolorization --- organic dyes decomposition --- mesoporous organosilica --- metal oxides --- surface layer --- mechanical properties --- ozone treatment --- adsorbents --- self-propagating --- molybdenum disulfide --- hybrid materials --- zirconia --- binary systems --- thermoplastic elastomers --- biodegradation --- sorption --- alumina --- binary oxide material --- porous hybrid adsorbents --- Ag-ZnO --- enzyme immobilization --- actinide --- photocatalysis --- aqueous durability --- zinc oxide --- inorganic oxide materials --- surface functionalization --- laccase --- nuclear waste --- water purification --- titanium dioxide --- polylactide --- zirconolite --- adhesive joint --- sol-gel method

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Nowadays, polymer self-assembly has become extremely attractive for both biological (drug delivery, tissue engineering, scaffolds) and non-biological (packaging, semiconductors) applications. In nature, a number of key biological processes are driven by polymer self-assembly, for instance protein folding. Impressive morphologies can be assembled from polymers thanks to a diverse range of interactions involved, e.g., electrostatics, hydrophobic, hots-guest interactions, etc. Both 2D and 3D tailor-made assemblies can be designed through modern powerful techniques and approaches such as the layer-by-layer and the Langmuir-Blodgett deposition, hard and soft templating. This Special Issue highlights contributions (research papers, short communications, review articles) that focus on recent developments in polymer self-assembly for both fundamental understanding the assembly phenomenon and real applications.

evaporative self-assembly --- encapsulation --- n/a --- microstructure --- solvent vapor annealing --- drug delivery --- polyhedral oligomeric silsesquioxane --- protein adsorption resistance --- photo-sensitive --- calcium carbonate --- fluorescence --- mucin --- polymerisation --- marine exopolysaccharide --- transglutaminases --- porous hydrogel --- adsorption --- aprotinin --- nanoparticle --- calcium alginate --- protamine --- nanocrystalline --- self-assembly --- morphological transformation --- cell culture --- block polymers --- stimuli-responsive polymer --- crosslinking --- mesoporous --- Ti6Al4V --- polymer --- flexible geometric confinement --- layer-by-layer --- surface modification --- co-synthesis --- nanolithography --- CaCO3 --- synthetic polypeptide --- air-liquid interface --- food industry --- stimuli-responsive polymers --- field-effect transistor --- Marangoni convection --- polymer scaffold --- collagen --- biomedicine --- thin films --- controlled release --- tension gradient --- monolayer

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At present, the manufacturing industry is focused on the production of lighter weight components with better mechanical properties and always fulfilling all the environmental requirements. These challenges have caused a need for developing manufacturing processes in general, including obviously those devoted in particular to the development of thin-walled metallic shapes, as is the case with tubular and sheet metal parts and devices.This Special Issue is thus devoted to research in the fields of sheet metal forming and tube forming, and their applications, including both experimental and numerical approaches and using a variety of scientific and technological tools, such as forming limit diagrams (FLDs), analysis on formability and failure, strain analysis based on circle grids or digital image correlation (DIC), and finite element analysis (FEA), among others.In this context, we are pleased to present this Special Issue dealing with recent studies in the field of tube and sheet metal forming processes and their main applications within different high-tech industries, such as the aerospace, automotive, or medical sectors, among others.

micro tube --- hollow sinking --- plastic anisotropy --- surface quality --- size effect --- plasticity --- strength --- metallic tubes --- finite element analysis --- accumulative extrusion bonding --- kinematic bending --- product properties --- local heating --- profile bending --- asymmetric profile --- warping --- superimposed hydrostatic pressure --- shear damage growth --- fracture strain --- finite element analysis (FEA) --- additive manufacturing --- rapid prototyping --- sheet metal forming --- V-bending --- groove pressing --- HA-SPIF --- surface finish --- machine learning --- Ti6Al4V --- R-value --- thickness strain --- digital image correlation --- multi-camera DIC --- non-destructive testing --- single point incremental forming --- tube expansion --- formability --- fracture --- stress-triaxiality --- strain-hardening --- viscoplasticity --- bending --- semi-analytic solution --- Ti-6Al-4V ELI --- superplastic forming --- custom prosthesis --- in vivo tests --- n/a --- Technology --- Engineering --- History.

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The use of medical devices (e.g., catheters, implants, and probes) is a common and essential part of medical care for both diagnostic and therapeutic purposes. However, these devices quite frequently lead to the incidence of infections due to the colonization of their abiotic surfaces by biofilm-growing microorganisms, which are progressively resistant to antimicrobial therapies. Several methods based on anti-infective biomaterials that repel microbes have been developed to combat device-related infections. Among these strategies, surface coating with antibiotics (e.g., beta-lactams), natural compounds (e.g., polyphenols), or inorganic elements (e.g., silver and copper nanoparticles) has been widely recognized as exhibiting broad-spectrum bactericidal or bacteriostatic activity. So, in order to achieve a better therapeutic response, it is crucial to understand how these infections are different from others. This will allow us to find new biomaterials characterized by antifouling coatings with repellent properties or low adhesion towards microorganisms, or antimicrobial coatings that are capable of killing microbes approaching the surface, improving biomaterial functionalization strategies and supporting tissues’ bio-integration.

Candida --- biofilms --- diabetes --- medical devices --- candidiasis --- metabolic disorder --- hyperglycemia --- infection --- Candida glabrata --- candidemia --- echinocandins --- resistance --- micafungin --- caspofungin --- in vivo --- titanium dioxide --- nanotubes --- autoclaving --- titanium alloy --- biocompatibility --- wettability --- mechanical properties --- silver nanoparticles --- titanium dioxide nanotubes --- silver ions release --- biointegration --- antimicrobial activity --- polyethylene terephthalate --- PET --- electrospinning --- nanofibers --- antimicrobial agents --- Taguchi method --- antimicrobial efficiency --- cold atmospheric-pressure plasma jet (CAPJ) --- Escherichia coli --- DNA double-strand breaks --- scanning electron microscopy --- Ti6Al4V implants --- anodization process --- XPS --- genotoxicity assessment --- anti-inflammatory properties --- oral biofilm --- infection control --- Streptococcus mutans --- Candida spp. --- natural compounds --- antimicrobial resistance --- n/a