Direct ink writing: a 3D printing technology for diverse materials

M Saadi, A Maguire, NT Pottackal… - Advanced …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Additive manufacturing (AM) has gained significant attention due to its ability to drive
technological development as a sustainable, flexible, and customizable manufacturing …

Soft actuators for real-world applications

M Li, A Pal, A Aghakhani, A Pena-Francesch… - Nature Reviews …, 2022 - nature.com
Inspired by physically adaptive, agile, reconfigurable and multifunctional soft-bodied
animals and human muscles, soft actuators have been developed for a variety of …

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 …

Direct ink writing based 4D printing of materials and their applications

X Wan, L Luo, Y Liu, J Leng - Advanced Science, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 4D printing has attracted academic interest in the recent years because it endows
static printed structures with dynamic properties with the change of time. The shapes …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of controllable shape transformation, potential applications, and tensile shape memory properties of 3D printed PETG

E Soleyman, M Aberoumand, D Rahmatabadi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, for the first time, highly controllable self-coiling and tensile shape memory
behaviors of the 3D printed (Poly-Ethylene Terephthalate Glycol) PETG thermoplastic …

A review of recent manufacturing technologies for sustainable soft actuators

M Lalegani Dezaki, M Bodaghi - International Journal of Precision …, 2023 - Springer
Soft actuators have brought significant advancements to robotics, allowing robots to perform
a diverse range of tasks across various domains. However, the increased use of soft …

[HTML][HTML] Review of 4D printing materials and reinforced composites: Behaviors, applications and challenges

HA Alshahrani - Journal of Science: Advanced Materials and Devices, 2021 - Elsevier
The introduction of 4D printing has revolutionized the manufacturing industry. Current
research indicates that 4D printing, although at a nascent stage, is a promising technology …

Review of polymeric materials in 4D printing biomedical applications

MY Shie, YF Shen, SD Astuti, AKX Lee, SH Lin… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
The purpose of 4D printing is to embed a product design into a deformable smart material
using a traditional 3D printer. The 3D printed object can be assembled or transformed into …

Structural innovations in printed, flexible, and stretchable electronics

L Yin, J Lv, J Wang - Advanced Materials Technologies, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Research in stretchable, printed electronics combines multidisciplinary, state‐of‐the‐art
developments in material science and structural engineering. In addition to major advances …

Elastic energy storage enables rapid and programmable actuation in soft machines

A Pal, D Goswami, RV Martinez - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Storage of elastic energy is key to increasing the efficiency, speed, and power output of
many biological systems. This paper describes a simple design strategy for the rapid …