| POLYMERS Vol.63 No.8 |
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COVER STORY 3D Printers and Fabrication |
| The spread of 3D-printers has accelerated. While the prices of 3D-printers for personal use are falling month by month and people can try to use them easily at special booths for 3D-printers that are set up in some large electronics retail stores, 3D-printers for business use are also steady progressing. The increase in user numbers would lead subsequently to a positive spiral: after the increase in the number of companies entering this market, the fall in prices and the progress in the performance will become obvious as a result of competition among companies. The applications for industrial fields will be enlarged. As it becomes easy to produce three-dimensional information through the development of both hardware and software, in all fields, such as car industry, household appliance industry, healthcare industry, education, the R&D dealing with 3D printers will rapidly progress. In this special issue, we would like to provide a fresh review of the latest trends, focusing on 3D-printing technologies and related technologies. Editors: Guest Editor FURUKARA TAI, UOZU, KAWAHARA, and KIDA |
| Messages from 32nd President |
| Toward Bright Future of SPSJ | Atushi TAKAHARA | 509 |
| Digest for English Readers | 512
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| Hot Topics in Polymer Science in SPSJ | 516
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| Commentary |
| Potential of Additive Manufacturing | Toshiki NIINO | 517
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| COVER STORY: Highlight Reviews |
| Nonlinear Nano-Stereolithography | Shoji MARUO | 518
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| Additive Manufacturing Technology and RaFaEl | Seiji HAYANO | 521 |
| 3-D Printing and Science Discussion | Masaru KAWAKAMI | 524 |
| PolyMANGA | 527 |
| COVER STORY: Topics and Products |
| High Precision Stereolithography System and 3D Printer | Yoshitaka TAKIYA | 528 |
| The Developments of 3D-Bioprinter Aiming at Construction of 3D Biological Tissues | Kenichi ARAI, Makoto NAKAMURA | 530 |
| 3D Gel Printer | Jin GONG | 532 |
| Overview of FDM 3D-Printer for Thermoplastic Resins, and its Applications | Hiroyuki MARUOKA | 534 |
| From 3D Printer to Personal Fabrication: FabLab | Hiroya TANAKA | 536 |
| Market and R&D Trends in 3D Printing | Sakiko TSUJI | 538 |
| Polymer Science and I: A Personal Account |
| Shu-Ha-Ri: a Way to Establish Oneself as a Researcher | Daichi IDA | 540
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| Messages: “Work and Life” |
| For Myself | Masayuki NAYA | 541
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| Front-Line Polymer Science |
| High-throughput Screening of Biocompatible Polymers: The Roles of Bio-Interfacial Water and Materials Design Based on “Intermediate Water” Concept | Masaru TANAKA | 542
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| From My Bookshelf | Haruma KAWAGUCHI / Hirohito AYAME | 546 |
| Messages from SPSJ | 547 |
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