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,
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
55) Bhat, C., Romario, Y. S., Beránek, L., Saxena, P., Ghosh, R., Macek, W., ... & Jiang, C. P. (2026). Fabrication investigation and properties evaluation of advanced metal-ceramic lattice composites engineered by ceramic additive manufacturing and infiltration casting process. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1-22. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-18488-6 .
54) Subramanya, V. K., Jiang, C. P., Bhat, C., Ruan, D., & Saxena, P. (2026). Interpretable machine learning models for geometry-property correlation of nested lattice structures fabricated through additive manufacturing process. Thin-Walled Structures, 228, 115079. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tws.2026.115079 .
53) Bhat, D. A., Shiva, S., & Saxena, P. (2026). Microstructural evolution and mechanical properties analyses of low-carbon steel under various deposition conditions developed using submerged arc additive manufacturing. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 1–13. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-026-18239-7 .
52) Gupta, V., & Saxena, P. (2026). Influence of the strategic arrangement of fiber layers on mechanical properties of 3D-printed continuous fiber reinforced thermoplastic composites. Composites Part A: Applied Science and Manufacturing, 182, 109807. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2026.109807 .
51) Bankapalli, N. K., Saxena, P., Goyal, V., Sahu, S., & Verma, G. (2026). Extrusion based metal additive manufacturing of lattice-cored solid shell structures for lightweight applications. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 167, 196–210. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2026.03.078 .
50) Kashimatt, M. G. V., & Saxena, P. (2026). 4D printing with polylactic acid/polyethylene terephthalate glycol polymer blends: An assessment of printability, thermal properties, mechanical properties, and shape memory performance. Journal of Vinyl and Additive Technology, 1–35. https://doi.org/10.1002/vnl.70071 .
49) Malik, M., Saxena, P., & Kiran, R. (2026). Fracture mechanisms in bio-inspired Bouligand continuous basalt fiber-reinforced polylactic acid composites fabricated via additive manufacturing. Composites Communications, 62, 102724. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.coco.2026.102724 .
48) Samudre, N., Negi, A., Gupta, V., Bankapalli, N. K., Saxena, P., & Murab, S. (2025). Oxygen-enhanced 3D-printed scaffolds for repair of ischemic bone. Biomedical Materials. https://doi.org/10.1088/1748-605X/ae2726 .
47) Rampal, Gupta, V., Kumar, G., Saxena, P., & Zafar, S. (2025). Electric field effects on tool wear and hole characteristics in microwave-induced plasma drilling of 3D printed carbon fiber PLA composites. Applied Physics A. doi.org/10.1007/s00339-025-08979-w .
46) Gupta, V., Saxena, P., & Ruan, D. (2025). 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. doi.org/10.1002/adem.202500404 .
45) Malik, M., & Saxena, P. (2025). 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, 180, 109195. doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesa.2025.109195 .
44) Malik, M., Ruan, D., & Saxena, P. (2025). Effect of raster orientation and fiber volume fraction on 3D-printed continuous basalt fiber-reinforced polylactic acid composites. Journal of Materials Engineering and Performance. doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-11076-x .
43) Malik, M., & Saxena, P. (2025). 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. doi.org/10.1007/s11665-025-10767-9 .
42) Goyal, V., Verma, G. C., & Saxena, P. (2024). Advancements in 3D printing of functional materials for biomedical applications: Challenges, opportunities, and case studies: A critical review. Progress in Additive Manufacturing. https://doi.org/10.1007/s40964-024-00901-9.
41) Bajpai, A., Alapati, A. K., Davidson, J. R., Saxena, P., & Wetzel, B. (2024). Fracture-mechanical properties of tailored epoxy nanocomposites at elevated temperatures. Journal of Applied Polymer Science. https://doi.org/10.1002/app.56443 .
40) Hassoun, A., Jagtap, S., Trollman, H., Garcia-Garcia, G., Duong, L. N. K., Saxena, P., ... & Aït-Kaddour, A. (2024). 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, 23, 1–27. https://doi.org/10.1111/1541-4337.70040 .
39) Gangwar, S., Saxena, P., Biermann, T., Steinnagel, C., & Lachmayer, R. (2024). Effect of layer height on porosity and surface roughness of additively manufactured thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) parts. Advanced Engineering Materials, 2400293. https://doi.org/10.1002/adem.202400293 .
38) Gangwar, S., Saxena, P., Virmani, N., Biermann, T., Steinnagel, C., & Lachmayer, R. (2024). Selection of a suitable additive manufacturing process for soft robotics application using three-way decision-making. The International Journal of Advanced Manufacturing Technology, 132, 2003–2015. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00170-024-13398-x .
37) Radwan, N., Bhat, C., Prajapati, M. J., Malik, M., Saxena, P., Hentihu, M. F. R., & Jiang, C. P. (2024). Role of additive manufacturing in sustainability and circular economy of growing emerging economies: A case study of India, Indonesia, and Saudi Arabia. SSRN. https://papers.ssrn.com/sol3/papers.cfm?abstract_id=4768380
36) Singh, H., Santos, A. B., Das, D., Ambekar, R. S., Saxena, P., Woellner, C. F., Katiyar, N. K., & Tiwary, C. S. (2024). Stress concentration targeted reinforcement using multi-material based 3D printing. Applied Materials Today, 36, 102010. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.apmt.2023.102010 .
35) Gangwar, S., Saxena, P., Morales, D. S. G., Biermann, T., & Lachmayer, R. (2024). Quality analysis of material jetted silicone material for soft robotics application. Materials Letters, 355, 135566. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2023.135566
34) Singh, H., Chandra, R., Saxena, P., & Puri, Y. M. (2023). 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. https://doi.org/10.1177/09544089231216541
33) Bankapalli, N. K., Gupta, V., Saxena, P., Bajpai, A., Lahoda, C., & Polte, J. (2023). Filament fabrication and subsequent additive manufacturing, debinding, and sintering for extrusion-based metal additive manufacturing and their applications: A review. Composites Part B: Engineering, 264, 110915. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.compositesb.2023.110915
32) Mann, A., Saxena, P., Almanei, M., Okorie, O., & Salonitis, K. (2022). Environmental impact assessment of different strategies for the remanufacturing of user electronics. Energies, 15(7), 2376. https://doi.org/10.3390/en15072376 .
31) Singh, H., Patrange, P., Saxena, P., & Puri, Y. M. (2022). Multi-objective optimization of the process parameters in electric discharge machining of 316L porous stainless steel using metaheuristic techniques. Materials, 15(19), 6571. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma15196571.
30) Arumugam, S., Kandasamy, J., Thiyaku, T., & Saxena, P. (2022). Effect of low concentration of SiO2 nanoparticles on grape seed essential oil/PBAT composite films for sustainable food packaging application. Sustainability, 14(13), 8073. https://doi.org/10.3390/su14138073.
29) Virmani, N., Raut, R. D., & Saxena, P. (2022). Examining the roadblocks of circular economy adoption in micro, small, and medium enterprises (MSME) through sustainable development goals. Business Strategy and the Environment, 31, 3054. https://doi.org/10.1002/bse.3054
28) Saxena, P., Pagone, E., Salonitis, K., & Jolly, M. R. (2021). Sustainability metrics for rapid manufacturing of the sand casting moulds: A multi-criteria decision-making algorithm-based approach. Journal of Cleaner Production, 311, 127506. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2021.127506
27) Singh, H., Saxena, P., & Puri, Y. M. (2021). The manufacturing and applications of the porous metal membranes: A critical review. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing Science and Technology, 33, 339–368. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cirpj.2021.03.014
26) Jagtap, S., Saxena, P., & Salonitis, K. (2021). Food 4.0: Implementation of the Augmented Reality Systems in the Food Industry. Procedia CIRP, 104, 1137–1142. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2021.11.191
25) Sivarupan, T., et al. (2021). A review on the progress and challenges of binder jet 3D printing of sand moulds for advanced casting. Additive Manufacturing, 40, 101889. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.addma.2021.101889.
24) Impey, S., Saxena, P., & Salonitis, K. (2021). Selective laser sintering induced residual stresses: Precision measurement and prediction. Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing, 5(3), 101. https://doi.org/10.3390/jmmp5030101
23) Rathore, J. S., & Saxena, P. (2021). Non-destructive quality assessment of bio-engineering parts using Industrial Micro X-ray Computed Tomography: A review. Materials Letters, 287, 129252. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.129252
22) Pagone, E., Saxena, P., Papanikolaou, M., Salonitis, K., & Jolly, M. (2021). Sustainability assessment of rapid sand mould making using multi-criteria decision-making mapping. Smart Innovation, Systems and Technologies, 200, 345–355. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-8131-1_31
21) Kalita, N., Saxena, P., & Talha, M. (2021). Influence of stiffeners for improving the compressive strength of ventilated corrugated packages using finite element modelling technique. Sustainability, 13(24), 13926. https://doi.org/10.3390/su132413926
20) Singh, R., Seniaray, S., & Saxena, P. (2020). A framework for the improvement of frugal design practices. Designs, 4(3), 37. https://doi.org/ 10.3390/designs4030037 .
19) Saxena, P., Stavropoulos, P., Kechagias, J., & Salonitis, K. (2020). Sustainability assessment for manufacturing operations. Energies, 13(11), 2730. https://doi.org/10.3390/en13112730
18) Saxena, P., Bissacco, G., Meinert, K. Æ., & Bedka, F. J. (2020). Mold design and fabrication for production of thermoformed paper-based packaging products. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 58, 311–321. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.07.029
17) Gorji, N. E., et al. (2020). A new method for assessing the recyclability of powders within Powder Bed Fusion process. Materials Characterization, 161, 110167. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matchar.2020.110167
16) Singh, H., Saxena, P., & Puri, Y. M. (2020). Materials selection and manufacturing of metal membranes for industrial applications. Materials Letters, 269, 127557. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.matlet.2020.127557
15) Zandi, S., Saxena, P., & Gorji, N. E. (2020). Numerical simulation of heat distribution in RGO-contacted perovskite solar cells using COMSOL. Solar Energy, 197, 105–110. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.solener.2019.12.050
14) Zandi, S., Saxena, P., Razaghi, M., & Gorji, N. E. (2020). Simulation of CZTSSe thin-film solar cells in COMSOL: Three-dimensional optical, electrical, and thermal models. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 10(2), 488–492.
13) Bajpai, A., Saxena, P., & Kunze, K. (2020). Tribo-mechanical characterization of carbon fiber-reinforced cyanate ester resins modified with fillers. Polymers, 12(8), 1725. https://doi.org/10.3390/POLYM12081725.
12) Rajab, S., Saxena, P., & Salonitis, K. (2020). A multi-level analysis of the implementation of Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges and future prospects. SSRN. https://doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.3718005
11) Saxena, P., Bissacco, G., Meinert, K. Æ., Danielak, A. H., Ribó, M. M., & Pedersen, D. B. (2020). Soft tooling process chain for the manufacturing of micro-functional features on molds used for molding of paper bottles. Journal of Manufacturing Processes, 54, 129–137. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jmapro.2020.03.008
10) Saxena, P., & Bissacco, G. (2019). Assessment of the inflatable core assisted paper bottle moulding process. Procedia Manufacturing, 33, 312–318. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.promfg.2019.04.038
9) Pathak, S., Saxena, P., Ray, A. K., Großmann, H., & Kleinert, R. (2019). Irradiation based clean and energy efficient thermochemical conversion of biowaste into paper. Journal of Cleaner Production, 233, 893–902. https://doi.org/ 10.1016/j.jclepro.2019.06.042
8) Saxena, P., & Gorji, N. E. (2019). COMSOL simulation of heat distribution in perovskite solar cells: Coupled optical-electrical-thermal 3-D analysis. IEEE Journal of Photovoltaics, 9(6), 1693–1698. https://doi.org/10.1109/JPHOTOV.2019.2940886
7) Saxena, P., Bissacco, G., Bedka, F. J., & Stolfi, A. (2018). Tooling for production of the Green Fiber Bottle. Procedia CIRP, 69, 348–353. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.procir.2017.12.001
6) Didone, M., et al. (2017). Moulded pulp manufacturing: Overview and prospects for the process technology. Packaging Technology and Science, 30(6), 231–249. https://doi.org/10.1002/pts.2289
5) Saxena, P., & Bissacco, G. (2017). Application of silicone based elastomers for manufacturing of Green Fiber Bottle. Book of Abstracts, 62. [P17] Department of Chemical and Biochemical Engineering. orbit.dtu.dk
4) Saxena, P., & Bissacco, G. (2016). Computed Tomography characterization of the Green Fiber Bottle. orbit.dtu.dk
3) Saxena, P., Schinzel, M., Andrich, M., & Modler, N. (2016). Development of a novel test-setup for identifying the frictional characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites at high surface pressure. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 149(1). doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/149/1/012124.
2) Meijer, E. B., & Saxena, P. (2015). Moulded pulp manufacturing: Overview and prospects for the process technology. Packaging Technology and Science. doi.org/10.1002/pts.2289
1) Saxena, P., & Tandon, N. (2015). Fault diagnostics and health monitoring of machines using wireless condition monitoring systems. International Conference on Trends in Technology for Convergence.
Yadav, L., Singh, A., Saxena, P., & Sekar, S. (2025, December). Evaluation of microstructure and mechanical properties of wire arc additively manufactured 347 stainless steel. In All India Manufacturing Technology, Design & Research Conference (AIMTDR 2025), IIT Indore.
Bharadwaj, S., Malik, M., Talha, M., Singh, S., & Saxena, P. (2025, December). Modeling of additive manufacturing process parameters using dimensional analysis and support vector regression. In 20th International Conference on Vibration Engineering & Technology Of Machinery (VETOMAC), IIT Guwahati.
Bharadwaj, S., Malik, M., Talha, M., Saxena, P., Singh, S., & Bassir, D. (2025, September). 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.
Gupta, V., & Saxena, P. (2025). 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.
Malik, M., & Saxena, P. (2025). 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.
Kumar, P., Bankapalli, N. K., Gupta, V., & Saxena, P. (2024, June). Feedstock extrusion, windability, and printability studies of Polylactic Acid material for extrusion-based additive manufacturing. In International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing.
Gupta, V., Saxena, P., & Pathak, H. (2024, June). Warpage in 3D printed nylon-based carbon fibre composites. In International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing.
Bankapalli, N. K., & Saxena, P. (2024, June). Manufacturing of light-weight metallic components using extrusion-based metal additive manufacturing. In International Conference on Composites: Design, Processing, Manufacturing.
Pandey, S., Shekhawat, S., Gupta, V., & Saxena, P. (2024, June). 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. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-96-9768-7_3
Kumar, P., Bankapalli, N. K., Gupta, V., & Saxena, P. (2023, July). Feedstock extrusion, windability, and printability studies of Polylactic Acid material for extrusion-based additive manufacturing. In 21st Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers (ISME) conference.
Saxena, P., Gangwar, S., Luo, J., Lu, M., El Mansori, M., & Sivarupan, T. (2022). Sand selection for generic design of functional sand mould 3D printing. In International Conference on Design for 3D Printing, NTU Singapore.
Kalita, M. T. N., & Saxena, P. (2022, May). Numerical analysis and optimization of ventilated corrugated fibreboard packages for apple industry. In 20th Indian Society of Mechanical Engineers Conference, IIT Ropar.
Gupta, V., & Saxena, P. (2022). 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.
Jagtap, S., Saxena, P., & Salonitis, K. (2021). Food 4.0: Implementation of the Augmented Reality Systems in the Food Industry. In 54th CIRP Conference on Manufacturing Systems.
Papanikolaou, M., Saxena, P., Pagone, E., Salonitis, K., & Jolly, M. (2020). Optimisation of the filling process in counter-gravity casting. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 861(1), 012031.
Rajab, S., Saxena, P., & Salonitis, K. (2020). A multi-level analysis of the Industrial Internet of Things: Challenges and future prospects. In TESConf 2020 - 9th International Conference on Through-life Engineering Services.
Saxena, P., Bissacco, G., Gundlach, C., Dahl, V. A., Trinderup, C. H., & Dahl, A. B. (2019). Process characterization for molding of paper bottles using computed tomography and structure tensor analysis. In 9th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT). https://www.researchgate.net/publication/331210753
Saxena, P., & Bissacco, G. (2019). Assessment of the inflatable core assisted paper bottle moulding process. Procedia Manufacturing, 33, 312–318.
Saxena, P., Bissacco, G., Bedka, F. J., & Stolfi, A. (2018). Tooling for production of the Green Fiber Bottle. Procedia CIRP, 69, 348–353.
Saxena, P., Bissacco, G., Stolfi, A., & De Chiffre, L. (2017). Characterizing Green Fiber Bottle prototypes using Computed Tomography. In 7th Conference on Industrial Computed Tomography (iCT 2017).
Saxena, P., & Bissacco, G. (2017). Application of silicone based elastomers for manufacturing of Green Fiber Bottle. In Proceedings of 11th International Workshop on Silicone Polymers 2017 (ISPO 2017), Snekkersten.
Anand, G., & Saxena, P. (2016). A review on graphite and hybrid nano-materials as lubricant additives. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 149(1). doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/149/1/012201.
Meijer, E. B., & Saxena, P. (2015). The sustainable future of packaging: A biodegradable paper beer bottle. In Proceedings of the DTU's Sustain Conference 2015, 170–171.
Saxena, P., Schinzel, M., Andrich, M., & Modler, N. (2016). Development of a novel test-setup for identifying the frictional characteristics of carbon fibre reinforced polymer composites at high surface pressure. IOP Conference Series: Materials Science and Engineering, 149(1). doi: 10.1088/1757-899X/149/1/012124.
Saxena, P., & Tandon, N. (2015). 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), 178–182.
Malik, M., Vijaivargiya, A., Sharma, V., Pathak, S., & Saxena, P. (2025). Towards a sustainable industry from waste: Opportunities for utilization of alternative agro-residue based raw materials.
Malik, M., & Saxena, P. (2023). Mechanical properties of 3D printed materials at high strain rates. In Composite Materials (pp. 20–36). CRC Press. https://doi.org/10.1201/9781003352358
Jolly, M., Salonitis, K., Pagone, E., Papanikolaou, M., & Saxena, P. (2022). Energy resilient foundries: The ‘small is beautiful’ projects. In The Minerals, Metals & Materials Series (pp. 743–750). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-92529-1_98
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 V. Kalamkar & K. Monkova (Eds.), Advances in Mechanical Engineering. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3639-7_76
Saxena, P., Murrell, P., Sivarupan, T., Patsavellas, J., Salonitis, K., & Jolly, M. R. (2021). Impact of COVID-19 Pandemic on British Foundries. In L. Perander (Ed.), Light Metals 2021. Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-65396-5_94
Mathivathanan, D., Saxena, P., & Vijaivargia, A. (2020). Concept of Industry 4.0. In Sustainable Manufacturing for Industry 4.0 (pp. 1-20). CRC Press.