Polymer Composites for 3D Printing of Functional Sensors and Transducers

This paper represents a review of the recent work undertaken in the Digital and Materials Technology Laboratory at the University of Warwick on the theme of Additive Manufacturing (AM)/3D printing technology with polymer composites to carry out the manufacture of functional sensors and transducers. Examples of devices for acoustic, flow, electronic and chemical sensing are presented. Each sensor system utilizes a composite material developed in order to achieve functional sensing. This collection of examples demonstrates the viability of AM technology in the manufacture of bespoke sensor devices.