3D-printing

1. Sociocultural applications

1.1. Art

1.2. Communication

1.3. Domestic use

1.4. Education and research

1.5. Environmental use

1.6. Specialty materials

2. History

2.1. developed in the 1980s

3. Types of 3D-printer

3.1. Extrusion

3.2. Light polymerised

3.3. Powder Bed

3.4. Laminated

3.5. Wire

4. uses of 3D-printer

4.1. Industry use

4.2. Consumer use

4.3. Large 3D printers

4.4. Microscale and Nanoscale 3D printing

5. Manufacturing applications

5.1. Distributed manufacturing

5.2. Mass customization

5.3. Rapid manufacturing

5.4. Rapid prototyping

5.5. Research

5.6. Food

6. Industrial applications

6.1. Apparel

6.2. Vehicle

6.3. Construction

6.4. Firearms

7. Medical applications

7.1. Medical devices

7.2. Bio-printing

7.3. Pills

8. How does 3D printing work?