3D printed optics and photonics: Processes, materials and applications

H Gao, J An, CK Chua, D Bourell, CN Kuo, DTH Tan - Materials today, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract Interest in 3D (3-dimensional) printed optics and photonics by both industry and
academic researchers is burgeoning, due to the unique features availed by 3D printing not …

Recent advancements and applications in 3D printing of functional optics

Y Zhu, T Tang, S Zhao, D Joralmon, Z Poit, B Ahire… - Additive …, 2022 - Elsevier
Various kinds of optical devices have been designed for unique functionality based on a
deeper understanding of optical principles. Recently, the research of functional optics has …

3D-printed sensors: Current progress and future challenges

MR Khosravani, T Reinicke - Sensors and Actuators A: physical, 2020 - Elsevier
Due to the technological advances, sensors have found a significant role in different aspects
of human life. The sensors have been fabricated via various manufacturing processes …

Multiprocess 3D printing for increasing component functionality

E MacDonald, R Wicker - Science, 2016 - science.org
BACKGROUND Three-dimensional (3D) printing, known more formally as additive
manufacturing, has become the focus of media and public attention in recent years as the …

3D printed highly elastic strain sensors of multiwalled carbon nanotube/thermoplastic polyurethane nanocomposites

JF Christ, N Aliheidari, A Ameli, P Pötschke - Materials & Design, 2017 - Elsevier
Abstract 3D-printable, flexible, and conductive thermoplastic-based material was
successfully developed for strain sensing applications. Thermoplastic polyurethane …

The boom in 3D-printed sensor technology

Y Xu, X Wu, X Guo, B Kong, M Zhang, X Qian, S Mi… - Sensors, 2017 - mdpi.com
Future sensing applications will include high-performance features, such as toxin detection,
real-time monitoring of physiological events, advanced diagnostics, and connected …

[HTML][HTML] Closed-loop 4D-printed soft robots

A Zolfagharian, A Kaynak, A Kouzani - Materials & Design, 2020 - Elsevier
Soft robotics is a recent and rapidly growing field of research that encompasses emerging
advances in functional materials, fabrication, modelling, and performance control with …

Recent advances in 3D printed sensors: materials, design, and manufacturing

Y Jiang, MN Islam, R He, X Huang… - Advanced Materials …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Sensors are of great importance in different aspects of research and industry. Future sensors
will require high‐efficient and low‐cost manufacturing, as well as high‐performance …

Project Jacquard: interactive digital textiles at scale

I Poupyrev, NW Gong, S Fukuhara… - Proceedings of the …, 2016 - dl.acm.org
Project Jacquard presents manufacturing technologies that enable deploying invisible
ubiquitous interactivity at scale. We propose novel interactive textile materials that can be …

Pouch motors: Printable soft actuators integrated with computational design

R Niiyama, X Sun, C Sung, B An, D Rus, S Kim - Soft Robotics, 2015 - liebertpub.com
We propose pouch motors, a new family of printable soft actuators integrated with
computational design. The pouch motor consists of one or more inflatable gas-tight bladders …