Research Progress of Volumetric Additive Manufacturing
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Research Progress of Volumetric Additive Manufacturing

Zhiqi Hou 1*
1 University of Warwick
*Corresponding author: arthur.hou@warwick.ac.uk
Published on 24 September 2025
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ACE Vol.186
ISSN (Print): 2755-273X
ISSN (Online): 2755-2721
ISBN (Print): 978-1-80590-383-3
ISBN (Online): 978-1-80590-384-0
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Abstract

Volumetric Additive Manufacturing (VAM) is a new additive manufacturing (AM) technology. As a layer less manufacturing technique, VAM offers faster printing speeds, no support requirements, and greater design freedom compared to traditional AM. In recent years, VAM has made significant progress in printing equipment improvements and material diversity. This article reviews the technological development of VAM from three perspectives: equipment, manufacturing processes, and materials. It evaluates and analyzes the status of each dimension and compares the technologies and research results in each. VAM's printing equipment and manufacturing processes have been improved in terms of exposure mechanisms and light projection efficiency, resulting in the development of automated exposure AM and full-scale tomography volumetric AM. Regarding printing materials, more biomedical materials are now being used in VAM, and VAM technology can process living cells and cell-laden materials. These advancements not only demonstrate the immense potential of VAM in revolutionizing manufacturing paradigms but also open up new possibilities for applications in regenerative medicine and personalized healthcare.

Keywords:

Volumetric additive manufacturing, additive manufacturing, Tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing

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Hou,Z. (2025). Research Progress of Volumetric Additive Manufacturing. Applied and Computational Engineering,186,32-38.

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References

[1]. Kelly, B. E., Bhattacharya, I., Heidari, H., Shusteff, M., Spadaccini, C. M., & Taylor, H. K. (2019). Volumetric additive manufacturing via tomographic reconstruction. Science, 363(6431), 1075–1079.

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[3]. Madrid-Wolff, J., et al. (2023). A review of materials used in tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing. MRS Communications.

[4]. Bhattacharya, I., Toombs, J., & Taylor, H. (2021). High fidelity volumetric additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 47, 102299.

[5]. Rackson, C. M., et al. (2021). Object-space optimization of tomographic reconstructions for additive manufacturing. Additive Manufacturing, 48, 102367.

[6]. Orth, A., et al. (2025). Automatic exposure volumetric additive manufacturing. Advanced Materials Technologies.

[7]. Optica Publishing Group. (2025). Optica.org. https: //opg.optica.org/oe/fulltext.cfm?uri=oe-31-4-5531& id=525685

[8]. Readily3D. (2018). Readily3D. https: //readily3d.com/bioprinter (accessed Jul. 20, 2025).

[9]. Pazhamannil, R. V., Hadidi, H. M., & Puthumana, G. (2022). Development of a low‐cost volumetric additive manufacturing printer using less viscous commercial resins. Polymer Engineering & Science.

[10]. Álvarez-Castaño, M. I., et al. (2025). Holographic tomographic volumetric additive manufacturing. Nature Communications, 16(1).

Cite this article

Hou,Z. (2025). Research Progress of Volumetric Additive Manufacturing. Applied and Computational Engineering,186,32-38.

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The datasets used and/or analyzed during the current study will be available from the authors upon reasonable request.

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ISBN: 978-1-80590-383-3(Print) / 978-1-80590-384-0(Online)
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ISSN: 2755-2721(Print) / 2755-273X(Online)

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