Mechanical metamaterials can be defined as a class of architected materials that exhibit
unprecedented mechanical properties derived from designed artificial architectures rather …

Materials and structures with negative Poisson's ratio exhibit a counter-intuitive behaviour.
Under uniaxial compression (tension), these materials and structures contract (expand) …

Auxetic materials and structures have many potential applications due to their counter-
intuitive deformation behavior and desirable mechanical properties. However, auxetic …

Soft electronics are intensively studied as the integration of electronics with dynamic
nonplanar surfaces has become necessary. Here, a discussion of the strategies in materials …

Novel 3D printed square auxetic tubular lattice (SATL) structures were designed, fabricated
and investigated. Their mechanical properties were examined by the finite element method …

In the past decades, auxetic metamaterials have attracted extensive attention due to their
desirable properties. In order to further improve the energy absorption properties of auxetic …

The surge of interest in so-called “designer materials” during the last few years together with
recent advances in additive manufacturing (3D printing) techniques that enable fabrication …

Material properties can be tailored through modification of their geometry or architecture.
With this concept, a lot of smart materials, metamaterials, and smart structures have been …

Recent advances in lithography technology and the spread of 3D printers allow us a facile
fabrication of special materials with complicated microstructures. The materials are called …

Novel auxetic tubes (NAT) were designed, fabricated and examined. Their mechanical
properties were compared with the original auxetic tube (OAT) by the finite element method …