The surface wrinkling of biological tissues is ubiquitous in nature. Accumulating evidence
suggests that the mechanical force plays a significant role in sha** the biological …

Self-sha** of curved structures, especially those involving flexible thin layers, is attracting
increasing attention because of their broad potential applications in, eg …

Three-dimensional surface-conformable electronics is a burgeoning technology with
potential applications in curved displays, bioelectronics, and biomimetics. Flexible …

A variety of fascinating morphological patterns arise on surfaces of growing, develo** or
aging tissues, organs and microorganism colonies. These patterns can be classified into …

This perspective will overview an emerging paradigm for self-organized soft materials,
geometrically frustrated assemblies, where interactions between self-assembling elements …

Biological surfaces display fascinating topographic patterns such as corrugated blood cells
and wrinkled dog skin. These patterns have inspired an emerging technology in materials …

The growth of cyclodextrin inclusion complexes (ICs) on oil/water interfaces represents a
beautiful example of spontaneous pattern formation in nature. How the supramolecules …

Wrinkle patterns in compressed thin sheets are ubiquitous in nature and technology, from
the furrows on our foreheads to crinkly plant leaves, from ripples on plastic-wrapped objects …

Spatially nonuniform strain is important for engineering the pseudomagnetic field and band
structure of graphene. Despite the wide interest in strain engineering, there is still a lack of …

The complex morphologies exhibited by spatially confined thin objects have long
challenged human efforts to understand and manipulate them, from the representation of …