Towards 4D printing in pharmaceutics

• Main Authors: Andrea Gazzaniga (Author), Anastasia Foppoli (Author), Matteo Cerea (Author), Luca Palugan (Author), Micol Cirilli (Author), Saliha Moutaharrik (Author), Alice Melocchi (Author), Alessandra Maroni (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2023-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Four-dimensional printing (4DP) is emerging as an innovative research topic. It involves the use of smart materials for three-dimensional printing (3DP) of items that change their shape after production, in a programmed way over time, when exposed to appropriate external non-mechanical stimuli (mois...