4D printing for biomedical applications

E Yarali, MJ Mirzaali, A Ghalayaniesfahani… - Advanced …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 4D (bio‐) printing endows 3D printed (bio‐) materials with multiple functionalities
and dynamic properties. 4D printed materials have been recently used in biomedical …

Recent advances on high‐speed and holographic two‐photon direct laser writing

A Balena, M Bianco, F Pisanello… - Advanced Functional …, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Two‐Photon Lithography, thanks to its very high sub‐diffraction resolution, has
become the lithographic technique par excellence in applications requiring small feature …

Recent advances in multi‐photon 3D laser printing: active materials and applications

P Mainik, CA Spiegel, E Blasco - Advanced Materials, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Since the pioneering work of Kawata and colleagues in 1997, multi‐photon 3D laser
printing, also known as direct laser writing, has made significant advancements in a wide …

Light-triggered multi-joint microactuator fabricated by two-in-one femtosecond laser writing

C **n, Z Ren, L Zhang, L Yang, D Wang, Y Hu… - Nature …, 2023‏ - nature.com
Inspired by the flexible joints of humans, actuators containing soft joints have been
developed for various applications, including soft grippers, artificial muscles, and wearable …

Femtosecond laser direct writing of functional stimulus-responsive structures and applications

Y Zhang, D Wu, Y Zhang, Y Bian, C Wang… - … Journal of Extreme …, 2023‏ - iopscience.iop.org
Diverse natural organisms possess stimulus-responsive structures to adapt to the
surrounding environment. Inspired by nature, researchers have developed various smart …

Four-dimensional printing of a fiber-tip multimaterial microcantilever as a magnetic field sensor

H Huang, C Liao, M Zou, D Liu, S Liu, Y Wang… - ACS …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
“Lab on Fiber” technology integrates different micro-and nanoscale structures or materials
onto optical fibers to create additional functionality. With the advanced femtosecond (Fs) …

A 4D‐printing inverse design strategy for micromachines with customized shape‐morphing

J Wang, Y Zhang, J Zheng, X Zhao, H Guo, Y Qiu… - Small, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
An active heterostructure with smart‐response material used as “muscle” and inactive
material as “skeleton” can deform over time to respond to external stimuli. 4D printing …

Nanomaterials in 4D Printing: Expanding the Frontiers of Advanced Manufacturing

S Guo, H Cui, T Agarwal, LG Zhang - Small, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
As an innovative technology, four‐dimentional (4D) printing is built upon the principles of
three‐dimentional (3D) printing with an additional dimension: time. While traditional 3D …

Metal‐Organic Framework‐Based Micro‐/Nanomotors for Wastewater Remediation

K El‐Naggar, Y Yang, W Tian, H Zhang, H Sun… - Small …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Micro‐/nanomotors (MNMs) in water remediation have garnered significant attention over
the past two decades. More recently, metal‐organic framework‐based micro‐/nanomotors …

Coaxial Electrohydrodynamic Printing of Microscale Core–Shell Conductive Features for Integrated Fabrication of Flexible Transparent Electronics

K Yu, Z Qiu, B Gu, J Li, Z Meng, D Li… - ACS Applied Materials & …, 2023‏ - ACS Publications
Reliable insulation of microscale conductive features is required to fabricate functional
multilayer circuits or flexible electronics for providing specific physical/chemical/electrical …