2) Indian Institute of Technology, Mandi, Dr. Prateek Saxena, Mr. Naveen Kumar Bankapalli, Dr. Sumit Murab, “Edible Ink-Based 3D Food Printing System,” enabling customized and sustainable food manufacturing through additive manufacturing of edible materials,” Patent No. 430884-001, 2024, https://drive.google.com/file/d/1KY0F8Y6YsqMYqF2mmG5DbGDmcbSNc-gf/view?usp=sharing
1) P. Saxena, and G. Bissacco, Method of manufacturing a moulded pulp product and pulp moulding apparatus., 2019, EP application number: 19173703.0, status - Published online
47) Rampal, Vishal Gupta, Gaurav Kumar, Prateek Saxena, Sunny Zafar, “Electric field effects on tool wear and hole characteristics in microwave-induced plasma drilling of 3D printed carbon fiber PLA composites,” Applied Physics A, 2025, doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08979-w .
46) Vishal Gupta, P. Saxena, Dong Ruan, “Impact of Fiber Orientation and Volume Fraction on the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Continuous Carbon Fiber-Reinforced Polyamide Composites Using Towpreg Coextrusion Technology,” Advanced Engineering Materials, 2025, doi.org/10.1002/adem.202500404 .
45) Mayand Malik, P. Saxena, “A comparative assessment of hydrothermal aging effects on performance and failure modes of additively manufactured continuous basalt fiber-reinforced thermoplastic composites,” Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 2025, doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109195 .
44) Mayand Malik, Dong Ruan, P. Saxena, “Effect of Raster Orientation and Fiber Volume Fraction on 3D-Printed Continuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2025, doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-11076-x .
43) Mayand Malik, P. Saxena, “3D-Printed Continuous Basalt Fiber-Reinforced Polylactic Acid Composites: Effect of Printing Parameters on Impact and Interlaminar Shear Strength,” Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance, 2025, doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-10767-9 .
42) V Goyal, GC Verma, P. Saxena, “Advancements in 3D Printing of Functional Materials for Biomedical Applications: Challenges, Opportunities, and Case Studies: A critical review,” Progress in Additive Manufacturing, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00901-9.
41) A Bajpai, AK Alapati, JR Davidson, P. Saxena, B Wetzel “Fracture-mechanical properties of tailored epoxy nanocomposites at elevated temperatures,” Journal of Applied Polymer Science, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56443 .
40) Abdo Hassoun, Sandeep Jagtap, Hana Trollman, Guillermo Garcia-Garcia, Linh N. K. Duong, P. Saxena, Yamine Bouzembrak, Horst Treiblmaier, Carlos Para-López, Carmen Carmona-Torres, Kapal Dev, David Mhlanga, Abderrahmane Aït-Kaddour, “From Food Industry 4.0 to Food Industry 5.0: Identifying technological enablers and potential future applications in the food sector,” Comprehensive Reviews in Food Science and Food Safety, 1-27, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.70040 .
39) Sudhanshu Gangwar, P. Saxena, Tobias Biermann, Carl Steinnagel, and Roland Lachmayer, “Effect of Layer Height on Porosity and Surface Roughness of Additively Manufactured Thermoplastic Polyurethane (TPU) Parts,” Advanced Engineering Materials, 2400293, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400293 .
40) Sudhanshu Gangwar, P. Saxena, N. Virmani, T. Biermann, C. Steinnagel, and R. Lachmayer, “Selection of a suitable additive manufacturing process for soft robotics application using three-way decision-making,” The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, vol. 132, p. 2003-2015, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-13398-x
37) N. Radwan, C. Bhat, M. J. Prajapati, M. Malik, P. Saxena, Y. S. Romario, M. Fahrur Rozy Hentihu, and Cho-Pei Jiang, “Role of Additive Manufacturing in Sustainability and Circular Economy of Growing Emerging Economies: A Case Study of India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia,” https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4768380
36) H. Singh, AB Santos, D Das, RS Ambekar, P. Saxena, CF Woellner, NK Katiyar and CS Tiwary, “Stress concentration targeted reinforcement using multi-material based 3D printing,” Applied Materials Today, vol. 36, no. November, p. 102010, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.102010 .
34) S. Gangwar, P. Saxena, DSG. Morales, T. Biermann, and R. Lachmayer, “Quality analysis of material jetted silicone material for soft robotics application,” Materials Letters, vol. 355, no. November, p. 135566, 2024, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135566
33) H. Singh, R. Chandra, P. Saxena, Y. M. Puri, “Machining of EN19 steel using cryogenically cooled electrode material in electric discharge machining,” Proceedings of the Institution of Mechanical Engineers, Part E: Journal of Process Mechanical Engineering, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089231216541
32) N. K. Bankapalli, V. Gupta, P. Saxena, A. Bajpai, C. Lahoda, and J. Polte, “Filament fabrication and subsequent additive manufacturing, debinding, and sintering for extrusion- based metal additive manufacturing and their applications: A review,” Compos. Part B Eng., vol. 264, no. July, p. 110915, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110915
31) A. Mann, P. Saxena, M. Almanei, O. Okorie, and K. Salonitis, “Environmental Impact Assessment of Different Strategies for the Remanufacturing of User Electronics,” Energies, vol. 15, no. 7, pp. 1–17, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072376 .
30) H. Singh, P. Patrange, P. Saxena, and Y. M. Puri, “Multi-Objective Optimization of the Process Parameters in Electric Discharge Machining of 316L Porous Stainless Steel Using Metaheuristic Techniques,” Materials (Basel)., vol. 15, no. 19, 2022,https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196571.
29) S. Arumugam, J. Kandasamy, T. Thiyaku, and P. Saxena, “Effect of Low Concentration of SiO2 Nanoparticles on Grape Seed Essential Oil/PBAT Composite Films for Sustainable Food Packaging Application,” Sustain., vol. 14, no. 13, 2022, https://doi.org/10.3390/su14138073.
28) N. Virmani, R. D. Raut, P. Saxena, “Examining the roadblocks of circular economy adoption in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) through sustainable development goals,” Business Strategy and the Environment, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3054
27) P. Saxena, E. Pagone, K. Salonitis, and M. R. Jolly, “Sustainability metrics for rapid manufacturing of the sand casting moulds: A multi-criteria decision-making algorithm-based approach,” J. Clean. Prod., vol. 311, no. January, p. 127506, 2021,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127506
26) H. Singh, P. Saxena, and Y. M. Puri, “The manufacturing and applications of the porous metal membranes: A critical review,” CIRP J. Manuf. Sci. Technol., vol. 33, pp. 339–368, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2021.03.014
25) S. Jagtap, P. Saxena, and K. Salonitis, “Food 4.0: Implementation of the Augmented Reality Systems in the Food Industry,” Procedia CIRP, vol. 104, no. March, pp. 1137–1142, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.11.191
24) T. Sivarupan et al., “A review on the progress and challenges of binder jet 3D printing of sand moulds for advanced casting,” Addit. Manuf., vol. 40, no. January, p. 101889, 2021, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.101889.
23) S. Impey, P. Saxena, and K. Salonitis, “Selective laser sintering induced residual stresses: Precision measurement and prediction,” J. Manuf. Mater. Process., vol. 5, no. 3, 2021, https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp5030101
22) J. S. Rathore and P. Saxena, “Non-destructive quality assessment of bio- engineering parts using Industrial Micro X-ray Computed Tomography: A review,” Mater. Lett., vol. 287, no. October, 2021,https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.129252
21) E. Pagone, P. Saxena, M. Papanikolaou, K. Salonitis, and M. Jolly, “Sustainability assessment of rapid sand mould making using multi- criteria decision-making mapping,” Smart Innov. Syst. Technol., vol. 200, pp. 345–355, 2021,https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8131-1_31
20) Kalita N, Saxena, P., Talha M., “Influence of Stiffeners for Improving the Compressive Strength of Ventilated Corrugated Packages Using Finite Element Modelling Technique”, Sustainability, 2021; 13(24):13926 https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413926
19) R. Singh, S. Seniaray, and P. Saxena, “A framework for the improvement of frugal design practices,” Designs, vol. 4, no. 3, pp. 1–12, 2020,https://doi.org/ 10.3390/designs4030037 .
18) P. Saxena, P. Stavropoulos, J. Kechagias, and K. Salonitis, “Sustainability assessment for manufacturing operations,” Energies, vol. 13, no. 11, 2020, https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112730
17) P. Saxena, G. Bissacco, K. Æ. Meinert, and F. J. Bedka, “Mold design and fabrication for production of thermoformed paper-based packaging products,” J. Manuf. Process., vol. 58, no. July, pp. 311–321, 2020,https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.07.029
16) N. E. Gorji et al., “A new method for assessing the recyclability of powders within Powder Bed Fusion process,” Mater. Charact., vol. 161, no. January, p. 110167, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110167
15) H. Singh, P. Saxena, and Y. M. Puri, “Materials selection and manufacturing of metal membranes for industrial applications,” Mater. Lett., vol. 269, p. 127557, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127557
14) S. Zandi, P. Saxena, and N. E. Gorji, “Numerical simulation of heat distribution in RGO-contacted perovskite solar cells using COMSOL,” Sol. Energy, vol. 197, no. December 2019, pp. 105–110, 2020, https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.solener.2019.12.050
13) S. Zandi, P. Saxena, M. Razaghi, and N. E. Gorji, “Simulation of CZTSSe Thin-Film Solar Cells in COMSOL: Three-Dimensional Optical, Electrical, and Thermal Models,” IEEE J. Photovoltaics, pp. 1–5, 2020.
12) A. Bajpai, P. Saxena, and K. Kunze, “Tribo-mechanical characterization of carbon fiber-reinforced cyanate ester resins modified with fillers,” Polymers (Basel)., vol. 12, no. 8, 2020,https://doi.org/10.3390/POLYM12081725.
11) S. Rajab, P. Saxena, and K. Salonitis, “A Multi-Level Analysis of the Implementation of Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges and Future Prospects,” SSRN Electron. J., no. November 2020, 2020,https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3718005
10) P. Saxena, G. Bissacco, K. Æ. Meinert, A. H. Danielak, M. M. Ribó, and D. B. Pedersen, “Soft tooling process chain for the manufacturing of micro- functional features on molds used for molding of paper bottles,” J. Manuf. Process., vol. 54, no. September 2019, pp. 129–137, 2020, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.03.008
9) P. Saxena and G. Bissacco, “Assessment of the inflatable core assisted paper bottle moulding process,” Procedia Manuf., vol. 33, pp. 312–318, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.04.038
8) S. Pathak, P. Saxena, A. K. Ray, H. Großmann, and R. Kleinert, “Irradiation based clean and energy efficient thermochemical conversion of biowaste into paper,” J. Clean. Prod., vol. 233, pp. 893–902, 2019, https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.042
7) P. Saxena and N. E. Gorji, “COMSOL Simulation of Heat Distribution in Perovskite Solar Cells: Coupled Optical-Electrical-Thermal 3-D Analysis,” IEEE J. Photovoltaics, vol. 9, no. 6, pp. 1693–1698, 2019, https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2940886
6) P. Saxena, G. Bissacco, F. J. Bedka, and A. Stolfi, “Tooling for Production of the Green Fiber Bottle,” Procedia CIRP, vol. 69, no. May, pp. 348–353, 2018, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.12.001
5) M. Didone et al., “Moulded Pulp Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects for the Process Technology,” Packag. Technol. Sci., vol. 30, no. 6, pp. 231–249, 2017, https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2289
4) Saxena, P., & Bissacco, G. (2017). Application of silicone based elastomers for manufacturing of Green Fiber Bottle. In Book of Abstracts (pp. 62). [P17] Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering, orbit.dtu.dk
3) P. Saxena and G. Bissacco, “Computed Tomography characterization of the Green Fiber Bottle,” 2016. orbit.dtu.dk
2) P. Saxena, M. Schinzel, M. Andrich, and N. Modler, “Development of a novel test-setup for identifying the frictional characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites at high surface pressure,” IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 149, no. 1, 2016, doi: 10.1088/1757- 899X/149/1/012124.
1) Meijer, E. B., & Saxena, P. (2015) "Moulded Pulp Manufacturing: Overview and Prospects for the Process Technology" doi.org/10.1002/pts.2289
25) S. Bharadwaj, M. Malik, M. Talha, P. Saxena, S. Singh, D. Bassir, A Hybrid Modelling Approach for Additive Manufacturing Parameters using Dimensional Analysis and Bayesian Statistics, in 23rd International Conference of Numerical Analysis and Applied Mathematics (ICNAAM), Crete, Greece,16th to 22nd Sept. 2025.
24) V. Gupta, P. Saxena, Effect of Strategic Positioning of Fiber Layers on the Impact Strength of 3D-Printed Continuous Fiber-Reinforced Nylon Matrix Composite,in 4th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (APICAM), Melbourne, Australia, 2025.
23) M. Malik, P. Saxena, Comparative assessment of additively manufactured continuous basalt fiberreinforced polymer composites in different thermoplastic matrices, ,in 4th Asia-Pacific International Conference on Additive Manufacturing (APICAM), Melbourne, Australia, 2025.
22) P Kumar, NK Bankapalli, V Gupta, P. Saxena, “Feedstock extrusion, windability, and printability studies of Polylactic Acid material for extrusion-based additive manufacturing” in International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing, June 2024.
21) V Gupta, P. Saxena, H Pathak, “Warpage in 3D Printed Nylon-Based Carbon Fibre Composites” in International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing, June 2024.
20) N.K. Bankapalli, P. Saxena, “Manufacturing of light-weight metallic components using extrusion-based metal additive manufacturing” in International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing, June 2024.
19) S. Pandey, S. Shekhawat, V. Gupta, P. Saxena, Influence of process parameters on compression properties of additively manufactured Graphene Reinforced Polylactic Acid (PLA) composites, in International Conference on Recent Advances in Design and Manufacturing NIT Patna, June 2024.
18) P. Kumar, N.K. Bankapalli, V. Gupta, P. Saxena, “Feedstock extrusion, windability, and printability studies of Polylactic Acid material for extrusion-based additive manufacturing” in 21st Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) conference, July 2023.
17) P. Saxena, S. Gangwar, J. Luo, M. Lu, M. El. Mansori, T. Sivarupan, “Sand selection for generic design of functional sand mould 3D printing”, in International Conference on Design for 3D Printing, NTU Singapore, 2022.
16) M. T. Nilotpal Kalita, P. Saxena, “Numerical Analysis and Optimization of Ventilated Corrugated Fibreboard Packages for Apple Industry Track2 : Materials Manufacturing and Industrial Engineering,” 20th Indian Soc. Mech. Eng. Conf. IIT Ropar, vol. 2, no. May, 2022.
15) V. Gupta, P. Saxena, “Investigation on the properties of the Short Carbon Fibre Reinforced Nylon-6 composite filaments for 3D printing of the functional parts using Fused Filament Fabrication,” in 3rd International workshop on Reliability and Design of Additively Manufactured Materials, Belgrade, Serbia, 2022.
14) M. Materials, Reliability and Design of Additively Manufactured Materials RdAMM22 Workshop Programme & Book of Abstracts, no. 857124. 2022.
13) S. Jagtap, P.Saxena, and K. Salonitis, Food 4.0: Implementation of the Augmented Reality Systems in the Food Industry, 54th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems, 2021.
22) M. Papanikolaou, P. Saxena, E. Pagone, K. Salonitis, and M. Jolly, “Optimisation of the filling process in counter-gravity casting,” IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 861, no. 1, 2020, doi: 10.1088/1757- 899X/861/1/012031.
11) S. Rajab, P. Saxena, and K. Salonitis, A Multi-Level Analysis of the Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges and Future Prospects, TESConf 2020 - 9th International Conference on Through-life Engineering Services.
9) P. Saxena, G. Bissacco, C. Gundlach, V. A. Dahl, C. H. Trinderup, and A. B. Dahl, “Process characterization for molding of paper bottles using computed tomography and structure tensor analysis 3D Printing Technology in the Fabrication of Sand Molds and Cores for Shape Casting of Light Alloys View project Process characterization for mol,” 9th Conf. Ind. Comput. Tomogr., no. iCT, pp. 1–7, 2019, [Online]. Available: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331210753
8) P. Saxena, and G. Bissacco, Assessment of the inflatable core assisted paper bottle moulding process, Procedia Manufacturing (33), 2019, pp 312-318
7) P. Saxena, G. Bissacco, F.J. Bedka and A. Stolfi, Tooling for production of the Green Fiber Bottle, Procedia CIRP (69), 2018, pp 348 – 353.
6) P. Saxena, G. Bissacco, A. Stolfi, and L. De Chiffre, “Characterizing Green Fiber Bottle prototypes using Computed Tomography,” 7th Conf. Ind. Comput. Tomogr. (iCT 2017), no. iCT, 2017.
5) P. Saxena and G. Bissacco, Application of silicone based elastomers for manufacturing of Green Fiber Bottle, in proceedings of 11th International Workshop on Silicone Polymers 2017 (ISPO 2017), 2017, Snekkersten.
4) G. Anand and P. Saxena, “A review on graphite and hybrid nano- materials as lubricant additives,” IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 149, no. 1, 2016, doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/149/1/012201.
3) E. B. Meijer and P. Saxena, The sustainable future of packaging: A biodegradable paper beer bottle, pp 170-171, proceedings of the DTU’s Sustain conference 2015, DTU, Dec. 2015.
2) P. Saxena, M. Schinzel, M. Andrich, and N. Modler, “Development of a novel test-setup for identifying the frictional characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites at high surface pressure,” IOP Conf. Ser. Mater. Sci. Eng., vol. 149, no. 1, 2016, doi: 10.1088/1757- 899X/149/1/012124.
1) P. Saxena and N. Tandon, Fault diagnostics and health monitoring of machines using wireless condition monitoring systems, in proceedings of 2nd International Conference on Trends in Technology for Convergence, 6(4), 2015, pp 178-182.
6) M Malik, A Vijaivargiya, V Sharma, S Pathak, and P. Saxena , “Towards a sustainable industry from waste: Opportunities for utilization of alternative agro-residue based raw materials", 2025
5) M Malik, and P. Saxena , “Mechanical Properties of 3D Printed Materials at High Strain Rates” Composite Materials, no. 2023, pp. 20–36, 2023, https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003352358
4) M. Jolly, K. Salonitis, E. Pagone, M. Papanikolaou, and P. Saxena , “Energy Resilient Foundries: The ‘Small is Beautiful’ Projects,” Miner. Met. Mater. Ser., no. March 2015, pp. 743–750, 2022, https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92529-1_98
3) Singh, H., Mishra, U., Saxena, P., Shetiya, G., Puri, Y.M. (2021). Digital Twin for Shell and Tube Heat Exchanger in Industry 4.0. In: Kalamkar, V., Monkova, K. (eds) Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Lecture Notes in Mechanical Engineering. Springer, Singapore.https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3639-7_76
2) Saxena, P., Murrell, P., Sivarupan, T., Patsavellas, J., Salonitis, K., Jolly, M.R. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on British Foundries. In: Perander, L. (eds) Light Metals 2021. The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65396-5_94
1) Mathivathanan, D., Saxena, P., & Vijaivargia, A. (2020). Concept of Industry 4.0. In Sustainable Manufacturing for Industry 4.0 (pp. 1-20). CRC Press.