[HTML][HTML] Advances in 3D/4D printing of mechanical metamaterials: From manufacturing to applications

X Zhou, L Ren, Z Song, G Li, J Zhang, B Li, Q Wu… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanical metamaterials are a class of functional materials with designability and
extraordinary mechanical properties. Due to the manufacturing limitation of traditional …

Soft pneumatic actuators: A review of design, fabrication, modeling, sensing, control and applications

MS Xavier, CD Tawk, A Zolfagharian, J Pinskier… - IEEE …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Soft robotics is a rapidly evolving field where robots are fabricated using highly deformable
materials and usually follow a bioinspired design. Their high dexterity and safety make them …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing (3D printing) of electrically conductive polymers and polymer nanocomposites and their applications

KR Ryan, MP Down, NJ Hurst, EM Keefe, CE Banks - EScience, 2022 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing, or three-dimensional (3D) printing, offers a unique solution for
fabricating complex geometries with high tolerances. Currently, many commercial additive …

[HTML][HTML] A wide-angle broadband electromagnetic absorbing metastructure using 3D printing technology

Y Duan, Q Liang, Z Yang, Z Li, H Yin, Y Cao, D Li - Materials & Design, 2021 - Elsevier
Gradient composite metastructures have been demonstrated in effectively improving the
microwave absorbing performance. However, the preparation of the complex structures still …

One-shot additive manufacturing of robotic finger with embedded sensing and actuation

G Stano, SMAI Ovy, JR Edwards, M Cianchetti… - … International Journal of …, 2023 - Springer
A main challenge in the additive manufacturing (AM) field is the possibility to create
structures with embedded actuators and sensors: addressing this requirement would lead to …

Soft Pneumatic Actuators with Controllable Stiffness by Bio‐Inspired Lattice Chambers and Fused Deposition Modeling 3D Printing

M Lalegani Dezaki, M Bodaghi… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
This article shows how changing 3D printing parameters and using bio‐inspired lattice
chambers can engineer soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) with different behaviors in terms of …

Gap coupled symmetric split ring resonator based near zero index ENG metamaterial for gain improvement of monopole antenna

M Moniruzzaman, MT Islam, M Samsuzzaman… - Scientific reports, 2022 - nature.com
In this article, a symmetric split ring resonator (SRR) based metamaterial (MTM) is presented
that exhibits three resonances of transmission coefficient (S21) covering S, C, and X-bands …

Mechanical metamaterials for sensor and actuator applications

S Pyo, K Park - International Journal of Precision Engineering and …, 2024 - Springer
Mechanical metamaterials (MMs) have emerged as a promising class of engineered
materials, distinguished by their unique mechanical behaviors derived from architectural …

Soft magnetic fingertip with particle-jamming structure for tactile perception and gras**

B Fang, Z **a, F Sun, Y Yang, H Liu… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Typically, the fingertips of a dexterous robotic hand are designed to be rigid and equipped
with a variety of sensors to provide tactile perception. However, this design scheme renders …

Digital manufacturing of personalised footwear with embedded sensors

MR Binelli, R van Dommelen, Y Nagel, J Kim… - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
The strong clinical demand for more accurate and personalized health monitoring
technologies has called for the development of additively manufactured wearable devices …