Market Report

4D printing is one of the emerging technologies which may be attributed to an object which changes its shape over time. 4D printing alludes to taking a 3D printed object and adding the ability of transformation by embedding a program directly into the materials by themselves. 4D printing adds time to the length, width and height of the objects. The 4th dimension in 4D printing refers to the ability for material objects to alter their shape or appearance over time. Researchers are primarily focusing on 4D printing materials, emphasizing mainly at the microscopic level. Technologies such as shape memory alloys are being produced, in which a temperature change brings about a change in shape of the objects. Newer technologies are also making use of pressurized fluids, electro active polymers, chemicals and smart materials. The report study also comprises of the demand analysis of this particular market on a global and regional scale for a five-year period of 2016-2021, both in terms of vol...