Microfabrication Using Shape‐Transforming Soft Materials
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DOI: 10.1002/adfm.201908028
Abstract: The fabrication of hollow and multicomponent micro‐objects with complex inner structures using state‐of‐the‐art subtractive, formative, and additive manufacturing technologies is challenging. Controlled shape transformation offers a very elegant solution to this challenge. While shape transformations… read more here.
Keywords: shape; shape changing; materials microfabrication; using shape ... See more keywords
Shape Changing Robots: Bioinspiration, Simulation, and Physical Realization.
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202002882
Abstract: One of the key differentiators between biological and artificial systems is the dynamic plasticity of living tissues, enabling adaptation to different environmental conditions, tasks, or damage by reconfiguring physical structure and behavioral control policies. Lack… read more here.
Keywords: bioinspiration simulation; shape; simulation physical; robots bioinspiration ... See more keywords
Shape‐Changing DNA‐Linked Nanoparticle Films Dictated by Lateral and Vertical Patterns
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DOI: 10.1002/adma.202109091
Abstract: The self‐assembly of nanoscale building blocks into complex nanostructures with controlled structural anisotropy can open up new opportunities for realizing active nanomaterials exhibiting spatiotemporal structural transformations. Here, a combination of bottom‐up DNA‐directed self‐assembly and top‐down… read more here.
Keywords: vertical patterns; dna; self assembly; nanoparticle films ... See more keywords
CNT-based electro-responsive shape memory functionalized 3D printed nanocomposites for liquid sensors
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DOI: 10.1016/j.carbon.2019.08.047
Abstract: Abstract 3D printing of conductive polymer nanocomposites, which combines the electrical conductivity of nanofillers with customer-designed geometries, is promising for various sensors. However, the single shape of sensors restricts their environmental adaptability if the detecting… read more here.
Keywords: shape; responsive shape; liquid sensors; electro responsive ... See more keywords
Tough, Shape-Changing Materials: Crystallized Liquid Crystal Elastomers
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DOI: 10.1021/acs.macromol.7b00567
Abstract: Approaches for the synthesis and processing of responsive materials that combine robust mechanical properties and the ability to undergo shape change in response to a stimulus are of intense interest. Here, we report an approach… read more here.
Keywords: shape; changing materials; liquid crystal; shape changing ... See more keywords
Controllable Shape Changing and Tristability of Bilayer Composite.
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DOI: 10.1021/acsami.8b21214
Abstract: The programmable shape transition of a two-dimensional sheet to a three-dimensional (3D) structure in response to a variety of external stimuli has recently attracted increasing attention. Among the various shape changing materials, shape memory polymers… read more here.
Keywords: controllable shape; shape; changing tristability; bilayer composite ... See more keywords
3D printed reversible shape changing soft actuators assisted by liquid crystal elastomers.
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DOI: 10.1039/c7sm00759k
Abstract: In this work, we advance printed active composites by combining 3D printing, printed electronics, and liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) to achieve soft actuators with free-standing two-way shape changing behaviors. Incorporated LCE strips are activated by… read more here.
Keywords: soft actuators; shape; liquid crystal; shape changing ... See more keywords
Microbe Profile: Candida albicans: a shape-changing, opportunistic pathogenic fungus of humans.
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DOI: 10.1099/mic.0.000499
Abstract: Candida albicans is normally a harmless commensal of human beings, but it can cause superficial infections of the mucosa (oral/vaginal thrush) in healthy individuals and (rarely) infections of the skin or nails. It can also become… read more here.
Keywords: profile candida; albicans shape; candida; microbe profile ... See more keywords
Liquid Pouch Motors: Printable Planar Actuators Driven by Liquid-to-Gas Phase Change for Shape-Changing Interfaces
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DOI: 10.1109/lra.2020.2983681
Abstract: Conventional planar pneumatic actuators have not been able to make the most of their thin, lightweight, and flexible nature due to tubes and pumps inevitably connected to them. In this article, we build upon our… read more here.
Keywords: gas; changing interfaces; planar; shape changing ... See more keywords
Length Perception Model for Handheld Controllers: The Effects of Diameter and Inertia
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DOI: 10.1109/toh.2021.3077709
Abstract: Typical handheld controllers for interaction in virtual reality (VR) have fixed shapes and sizes, regardless of what visual objects they represent. Resolving this crossmodal incongruence with a shape-changing interface is our long-term goal. In this… read more here.
Keywords: perception model; length perception; perception; shape changing ... See more keywords
Gastrointestinal-resident, shape-changing microdevices extend drug release in vivo
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DOI: 10.1126/sciadv.abb4133
Abstract: Hookworm inspired, autonomous latching on the gastrointestinal mucosa extends the in vivo retention of a drug delivery device. Extended-release gastrointestinal (GI) luminal delivery substantially increases the ease of administration of drugs and consequently the adherence… read more here.
Keywords: delivery; drug; drug release; shape changing ... See more keywords