Two‐photon polymerization lithography for optics and photonics: fundamentals, materials, technologies, and applications
The rapid development of additive manufacturing has fueled a revolution in various research
fields and industrial applications. Among the myriad of advanced 3D printing techniques …
fields and industrial applications. Among the myriad of advanced 3D printing techniques …
Recent advances in 4D printing of liquid crystal elastomers
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are renowned for their large, reversible, and anisotropic
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …
shape change in response to various external stimuli due to their lightly cross‐linked …
Locally controllable magnetic soft actuators with reprogrammable contraction-derived motions
Reprogrammable magneto-responsive soft actuators capable of working in enclosed and
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …
confined spaces and adapting functions under changing situations are highly demanded for …
3D‐Printed Photoresponsive Liquid Crystal Elastomer Composites for Free‐Form Actuation
Direct ink writing of liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) offers a new opportunity to program
geometries for a wide variety of shape transformation modes toward applications such as …
geometries for a wide variety of shape transformation modes toward applications such as …
Active materials for functional origami
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 …
These structures span multiple scales and have been demonstrated to be used toward …
A 3D‐Printed ferromagnetic liquid crystal elastomer with programmed dual‐anisotropy and multi‐responsiveness
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCE) and magnetic soft materials are promising active materials
in many emerging fields, such as soft robotics. Despite the high demand for developing …
in many emerging fields, such as soft robotics. Despite the high demand for developing …
Programmable spatial deformation by controllable off-center freestanding 4D printing of continuous fiber reinforced liquid crystal elastomer composites
Q Wang, X Tian, D Zhang, Y Zhou, W Yan… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Owing to their high deformation ability, 4D printed structures have various applications in
origami structures, soft robotics and deployable mechanisms. As a material with …
origami structures, soft robotics and deployable mechanisms. As a material with …
A dynamically reprogrammable surface with self-evolving shape morphing
Dynamic shape-morphing soft materials systems are ubiquitous in living organisms; they are
also of rapidly increasing relevance to emerging technologies in soft machines,–, flexible …
also of rapidly increasing relevance to emerging technologies in soft machines,–, flexible …
[PDF][PDF] Two-photon polymerization-based 4D printing and its applications
Two-photon polymerization (TPP) is a cutting-edge micro/nanoscale three-dimensional (3D)
printing technology based on the principle of two-photon absorption. TPP surpasses the …
printing technology based on the principle of two-photon absorption. TPP surpasses the …
Recent advances in multi‐photon 3D laser printing: active materials and applications
P Mainik, CA Spiegel, E Blasco - Advanced Materials, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Since the pioneering work of Kawata and colleagues in 1997, multi‐photon 3D laser
printing, also known as direct laser writing, has made significant advancements in a wide …
printing, also known as direct laser writing, has made significant advancements in a wide …