Review of Polydimethylsiloxane (PDMS) as a Material for Additive Manufacturing

In manufacturing and product development, tremendous changes have been observed over a decade. The process of developments ensures the transformations to human life as and when required. The additive manufacturing is one of the processes involved in it, which emerged very fast in recent technical improvements/revolution. The additive manufacturing facilitates the development of the new range of materials along with improvements in the properties of existing materials. In this review article, the emphasis is on Polydimethylsiloxane in the additive manufacturing process. This article also discusses the primary considerations and the properties to be considered for the manufacturing of Polydimethylsiloxane to make it suitable for additive manufacturing. The review suggests the various parameters of the PDMS which made it a suitable option for additive manufacturing. Authors also tried to highlight the desired steps involved to enhance the additive manufacturing process with the help of emerging hybrid additive manufacturing processes.