[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 …

4D printing of shape memory polymer composites: A review on fabrication techniques, applications, and future perspectives

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, R Noroozi, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been rising interest in additively manufactured shape memory
polymers (SMPs) and their multi-functional composites. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an …

[HTML][HTML] 3D printing of stimuli-responsive hydrogel materials: Literature review and emerging applications

ZU Arif, MY Khalid, A Tariq, M Hossain, R Umer - Giant, 2024 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) aka three-dimensional (3D) printing has been a well-
established and unparalleled technology, which is expanding the boundaries of materials …

Single-vat single-cure grayscale digital light processing 3D printing of materials with large property difference and high stretchability

L Yue, S Macrae Montgomery, X Sun, L Yu… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Multimaterial additive manufacturing has important applications in various emerging fields.
However, it is very challenging due to material and printing technology limitations. Here, we …

Active materials for functional origami

S Leanza, S Wu, X Sun, HJ Qi, RR Zhao - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
In recent decades, origami has been explored to aid in the design of engineering structures.
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …

Emerging 4D printing strategies for next‐generation tissue regeneration and medical devices

Y Wang, H Cui, T Esworthy, D Mei, Y Wang… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
The rapid development of 3D printing has led to considerable progress in the field of
biomedical engineering. Notably, 4D printing provides a potential strategy to achieve a time …

The design, manufacture and application of multistable mechanical metamaterials-a state-of-the-art review

R Xu, C Chen, J Sun, Y He, X Li, MH Lu… - International Journal of …, 2023 - iopscience.iop.org
Multistable mechanical metamaterials are a type of mechanical metamaterials with special
features, such as reusability, energy storage and absorption capabilities, rapid deformation …

[HTML][HTML] 4D printing of patterned multimaterial magnetic hydrogel actuators

J Simińska-Stanny, M Nizioł… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
This paper demonstrates a new class of printable magnetic hydrogels that can be
successfully used for multimaterial direct ink printing (4D printing) of soft actuators. To date …

[HTML][HTML] Graded biological materials and additive manufacturing technologies for producing bioinspired graded materials: An overview

L Ren, Z Wang, L Ren, Z Han, Q Liu, Z Song - Composites Part B …, 2022 - Elsevier
Functionally graded materials (FGMs) are desirable in a variety of applications. Due to a lack
of understanding of design and manufacturing methods, it remains a challenge to engineer …

4D printing: technological and manufacturing renaissance

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed - Macromolecular Materials and …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Shape‐memory materials (SMMs) combined with 3D printing to develop dynamic and
adaptive products which are responsive to physical, chemical, or biological stimuli. These …