[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of sustainable biomaterials for biomedical applications
Biopolymers are promising environmentally benign materials applicable in multifarious
applications. They are especially favorable in implantable biomedical devices thanks to their …
applications. They are especially favorable in implantable biomedical devices thanks to their …
4D printing of shape memory polymer composites: A review on fabrication techniques, applications, and future perspectives
In recent years, there has been rising interest in additively manufactured shape memory
polymers (SMPs) and their multi-functional composites. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an …
polymers (SMPs) and their multi-functional composites. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an …
3D/4D printing of polymers: fused deposition modelling (FDM), selective laser sintering (SLS), and stereolithography (SLA)
Additive manufacturing (AM) or 3D printing is a digital manufacturing process and offers
virtually limitless opportunities to develop structures/objects by tailoring material …
virtually limitless opportunities to develop structures/objects by tailoring material …
Multimaterial 3D printed self-locking thick-panel origami metamaterials
Thick-panel origami has shown great potential in engineering applications. However, the
thick-panel origami created by current design methods cannot be readily adopted to …
thick-panel origami created by current design methods cannot be readily adopted to …
[HTML][HTML] 4D printing of shape memory polylactic acid (PLA)
Additive manufacturing has attracted much attention in the last decade as a principal
growing sector of complex manufacturing. Precise layer-by-layer patterning of materials …
growing sector of complex manufacturing. Precise layer-by-layer patterning of materials …
[HTML][HTML] A review of 4D printing–technologies, shape shifting, smart polymer based materials, and biomedical applications
Additive Manufacturing (AM) has been a noticeable technology and made significant
progress since the late 1980s. Despite the tremendous growth, this technology is still facing …
progress since the late 1980s. Despite the tremendous growth, this technology is still facing …
[HTML][HTML] The shape–morphing performance of magnetoactive soft materials
Magnetoactive soft materials (MSMs) are soft polymeric composites filled with magnetic
particles that are an emerging class of smart and multifunctional materials with immense …
particles that are an emerging class of smart and multifunctional materials with immense …
Recent advances in the additive manufacturing of stimuli‐responsive soft polymers
Stimuli‐responsive polymers (SRPs) are special types of soft materials, which have been
extensively used for develo** flexible actuators, soft robots, wearable devices, sensors …
extensively used for develo** flexible actuators, soft robots, wearable devices, sensors …
4D printing of polyvinyl chloride (PVC): a detailed analysis of microstructure, programming, and shape memory performance
In this research, polyvinyl chloride (PVC) with excellent shape‐memory effects is 4D printed
via fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology. An experimental procedure for successful …
via fused deposition modeling (FDM) technology. An experimental procedure for successful …
4D printing: Technological developments in robotics applications
The idea of four-dimensional (4D) printing is the formation of intricate stimuli-responsive 3D
architectures that transform into different forms and shapes upon exposure to environmental …
architectures that transform into different forms and shapes upon exposure to environmental …