[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of magneto-active smart materials for advanced actuators and soft robotics applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, A Tariq, M Hossain, KA Khan… - European Polymer …, 2024‏ - Elsevier
In the contemporary era, novel manufacturing technologies like additive manufacturing (AM)
have revolutionized the different engineering sectors including biomedical, aerospace …

Trends in the Diels–Alder reaction in polymer chemistry

B Briou, B Améduri, B Boutevin - Chemical Society Reviews, 2021‏ - pubs.rsc.org
The Diels–Alder (DA) reaction is regarded as quite a useful strategy in organic and
macromolecular syntheses. The reversibility of this reaction and the advent of self-repair …

Bioinspired liquid crystalline spinning enables scalable fabrication of high‐performing fibrous artificial muscles

W Hou, J Wang, J Lv - Advanced Materials, 2023‏ - Wiley Online Library
Leveraging liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to realize scalable fabrication of high‐
performing fibrous artificial muscles is of particular interest because these active soft …

Fabrication of biomedical scaffolds using biodegradable polymers

A Kirillova, TR Yeazel, D Asheghali… - Chemical …, 2021‏ - ACS Publications
Degradable polymers are used widely in tissue engineering and regenerative medicine.
Maturing capabilities in additive manufacturing coupled with advances in orthogonal …

Functional fibers and fabrics for soft robotics, wearables, and human–robot interface

J **ong, J Chen, PS Lee - Advanced materials, 2021‏ - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics inspired by the movement of living organisms, with excellent adaptability and
accuracy for accomplishing tasks, are highly desirable for efficient operations and safe …

Significance of nanomaterials in wearables: a review on wearable actuators and sensors

WADM Jayathilaka, K Qi, Y Qin… - Advanced …, 2019‏ - Wiley Online Library
Together with the evolution of digital health care, the wearable electronics field has evolved
rapidly during the past few years and is expected to be expanded even further within the first …

Additive manufacturing—A review of 4D printing and future applications

A Mitchell, U Lafont, M Hołyńska… - Additive Manufacturing, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Abstract 3D printing will revolutionize the manufacturing industry. Significant advances in
computer aided design, additive manufacturing and materials science have opened up the …

Advances in shape memory polymers: Remote actuation, multi-stimuli control, 4D printing and prospective applications

X Wang, Y He, Y Liu, J Leng - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2022‏ - Elsevier
Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

[HTML][HTML] Recent advances in 4D printing of fiber-reinforced polymer composites: A review and outlook

W Qiu, X Xu, K Dong, Y Wang, Y **ong - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2024‏ - Elsevier
Abstract 4D printing technology has garnered significant attention for its ability to reshape
3D printed structures under external stimuli over time. However, the 4D printing of pure …

Smart polymers and nanocomposites for 3D and 4D printing

M Falahati, P Ahmadvand, S Safaee, YC Chang, Z Lyu… - Materials today, 2020‏ - Elsevier
Smart materials, also known as intelligent materials, which are responsive to the external
stimuli including heat, moisture, stress, pH, and magnetic fields, have found extensive …