[HTML][HTML] Snap-induced morphing: From a single bistable shell to the origin of shape bifurcation in interacting shells

M Liu, L Domino, ID de Dinechin, M Taffetani… - Journal of the Mechanics …, 2023 - Elsevier
The bistability of embedded elements provides a natural route through which to introduce
reprogrammability to elastic meta-materials. One example of this is the soft morphable sheet …

Curvature as an external field in mechanical antiferromagnets

A Plummer, PZ Hanakata, DR Nelson - Physical Review Materials, 2022 - APS
A puckered sheet is a freestanding crystalline membrane with an embedded array of
bistable buckled units. Recent work has shown that the bistable units behave like spins in a …

Bistable shell enabled reprogrammable shape-morphing kirigami metamaterials

X Ma, Z Wang, P Yan - Applied Materials Today, 2024 - Elsevier
Kirigami tessellation-guided deformation through controlled stretching deployment offers a
viable approach to achieve intricate shape-morphing in advanced metamaterials. However …

Mechanical adaptability of patterns in constrained hydrogel membranes

Y Xiong, O Kuksenok - Langmuir, 2021 - ACS Publications
Pattern formation and dynamic restructuring play a vital role in a plethora of natural
processes. Understanding and controlling pattern formation in soft synthetic materials is …

Volume-constrained deformation of a thin sheet as a route to harvest elastic energy

O Oshri - Physical Review E, 2021 - APS
Thin sheets exhibit rich morphological structures when subjected to external constraints.
These structures store elastic energy that can be released on demand when one of the …