Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

Lattice structures, produced by repeated unit cells in the particular pattern, offer a high
strength-to-weight ratio. The current advancement in Additive manufacturing (AM) …

Metamaterials are artificial materials designed to exhibit effective material parameters that
go beyond those found in nature. Composed of unit cells with rich designability that are …

Compared to single-phase structures, interpenetrating lattice structures display the potential
to achieve a wide range of tailorable physical and mechanical properties. Herein, we …

Functionally graded materials (FGMs) and functionally graded structures (FGSs) are special
types of advanced composites with peculiar features and advantages. This article reviews …

As the application of additive manufacturing (AM) reaches an unprecedented scale in both
academia and industry, a reflection upon the state-of-the-art developments in the design for …

Lattice structures based on triply periodic minimum surfaces (TPMS) have received
extensive attention due to their superior light-weighting and energy absorption properties …

Metamaterials are emerging as a new paradigmatic material system to render
unprecedented and tailorable properties for a wide variety of engineering applications …

Topology optimization (TO) is a method of deriving an optimal design that satisfies a given
load and boundary conditions within a design domain. This method enables effective design …

Increasing demand for the fabrication of components with complex designs has spurred a
revolution in manufacturing methods. Additive manufacturing stands out as a promising …