Self-shaping of curved structures, especially those involving flexible thin layers, is attracting
increasing attention because of their broad potential applications in, eg …

A helical actuator driven by biased shape memory alloy (SMA) patterns embedded into a
soft composite ribbon base is presented in this work. Instead of common U-shape SMA …

In this paper, we present a theoretical and finite element framework for the inhomogeneous
swelling of fiber-reinforced anisotropic hydrogels and investigate the effects of their …

Collagen fibrils with multilayered helical structures widely exist in biological soft tissues, eg,
blood vessels, tendons, and ligaments. Understanding the mechanical properties of this kind …

Mechanical forces play a key role in the shaping of versatile morphologies of thin structures
in natural and synthetic systems. The study of nonlinear mechanics approximated by linear …

Chiral growth is ubiquitous in nature and has always been of great interest in the field of
biomimetic and man-made materials, but its formation mechanism is complex. In order to …