Artificially structured ceramic components with extraordinary properties are of immense demand in various industries. Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing technologies are promising for the fabrication of ceramic components. However, printing of ceramics directly from their raw powders is a daunting task and requires multistep processing. Preceramic polymers (PCPs) offer an attractive pathway towards AM of preceramic structures featuring heterogeneous architectures and their direct conversion to polymer-derived ceramics (PDCs) – the corresponding ceramics. This review reports a detailed summary of recent research progress on the additive manufacturing of PCPs and the corresponding PDCs manufactured for different applications. The approaches towards the synthesis of various PCPs are discussed along with easily tunable chemical formulations that can be employed in AM processes. Further, the review discusses conventional PDC technology as well as AM technologies that can be employed with PCPs and the associated superiorities and drawbacks in comparison to powder-based ceramic 3D printing. Complex-shaped PDC structures and their properties and potential applications are also discussed. Overall, this review illustrates the AM capabilities of PCPs for cost-effective fabrication of advanced ceramics with high resolution, superior performance, lower environmental impact and new functionalities.

具有非凡性能的人工结构陶瓷部件在各个行业都有巨大的需求。增材制造 (AM) 或 3D 打印技术有望用于制造陶瓷部件。然而，直接从原料粉末打印陶瓷是一项艰巨的任务，需要多步处理。预陶瓷聚合物 (PCP) 为具有异质结构的预陶瓷结构的增材制造提供了一条有吸引力的途径，并且它们直接转化为聚合物衍生陶瓷 (PDC) - 相应的陶瓷。本综述详细总结了 PCP 的增材制造以及为不同应用制造的相应 PDC 的最新研究进展。讨论了合成各种 PCP 的方法以及可用于增材制造工艺的易于调节的化学配方。此外，该评论讨论了传统的 PDC 技术以及可与 PCP 一起使用的 AM 技术，以及与基于粉末的陶瓷 3D 打印相比的相关优缺点。还讨论了复杂形状的 PDC 结构及其特性和潜在应用。总体而言，本综述说明了 PCP 的增材制造能力，可用于经济高效地制造具有高分辨率、卓越性能、较低环境影响和新功能的先进陶瓷。该评论讨论了传统的 PDC 技术以及可与 PCP 一起使用的 AM 技术，以及与基于粉末的陶瓷 3D 打印相比的相关优缺点。还讨论了复杂形状的 PDC 结构及其特性和潜在应用。总体而言，本综述说明了 PCP 的增材制造能力，可用于经济高效地制造具有高分辨率、卓越性能、较低环境影响和新功能的先进陶瓷。该评论讨论了传统的 PDC 技术以及可与 PCP 一起使用的 AM 技术，以及与基于粉末的陶瓷 3D 打印相比的相关优缺点。还讨论了复杂形状的 PDC 结构及其特性和潜在应用。总体而言，本综述说明了 PCP 的增材制造能力，可用于经济高效地制造具有高分辨率、卓越性能、较低环境影响和新功能的先进陶瓷。