Issue 6, 2019

4D printing reconfigurable, deployable and mechanically tunable metamaterials

Abstract

The exotic properties of mechanical metamaterials emerge from the topology of micro-structural elements. Once manufactured, however, the metamaterials have fixed properties without the ability to adapt and adjust. Here, we present geometrically reconfigurable, functionally deployable, and mechanically tunable lightweight metamaterials created through four-dimensional (4D) printing. Using digital micro 3D printing with a shape memory polymer, dramatic and reversible changes in the stiffness, geometry, and functions of the metamaterials are achieved.

Graphical abstract: 4D printing reconfigurable, deployable and mechanically tunable metamaterials

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
25 févr. 2019
Accepted
19 mars 2019
First published
19 mars 2019

Mater. Horiz., 2019,6, 1244-1250

4D printing reconfigurable, deployable and mechanically tunable metamaterials

C. Yang, M. Boorugu, A. Dopp, J. Ren, R. Martin, D. Han, W. Choi and H. Lee, Mater. Horiz., 2019, 6, 1244 DOI: 10.1039/C9MH00302A

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