4D Printing Market: By Material (Programmable Carbon Fiber, Programmable Wood, Custom Printed Wood Grain, and Programmable Textile), By End User (Aerospace, Automotive, Clothing, Construction, Healthcare), and Geography

4D Printing Market size was valued at USD 63.7 million in 2022 and is expected to reach USD 486.5 million in 2029, growing at a 33.7% CAGR from 2023 to 2029. 4D printing refers to single-material or multi-material printing of a device or object that can be transformed from a 1D strand into a pre-programmed 3D shape, from a 2D surface into a pre-programmed 3D shape, and is capable of morphing between different dimensions. On the basis of material, the 4D printing market is segmented into programmable carbon fiber, programable wood, custom-printed wood grain, and wood grain biomedical textiles. the new technological advancement and increase in the demand increase in automobile industries are the major factor that drives the market in 4D printing, observed that market growth in automobile increasing which leads to an increase in the 4D printing technology across the world also enhancing the technological advancement creates a new opportunity for the key players to expand their business. 

Recent 4D Printing Market Key Developments:
In March 2022, BICO and Organovo Holdings, Inc. announced their agreement to grant BICO and its affiliated businesses a comprehensive license to Organovo's 3D bioprinting core patent portfolio.

In December 2022, 4D printing developed as a collaboration between the Self-Assembly Lab, Stratasys, and Autodesk, is a new process for printing customizable smart materials. 4D Printing entails multi-material prints utilizing the Stratasys Connex printer with the added capability of shape transformation from one state to another, directly off the print bed.