Bioinspired pattern-driven single-material 4D printing for self-morphing actuators

• Main Authors: Alshebly, Yousif Saad, Mustapha, Khameel B., Zolfagharian, Ali, Bodaghi, Mahdi, Mohamed Ali, Mohamed Sultan, Almurib, Haider Abbas, Nafea, Marwan
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: MDPI 2022
• Subjects: TK Electrical engineering. Electronics Nuclear engineering
• Online Access: http://eprints.utm.my/104388/1/MohamedSultanMohamed2022_BioinspiredPatternDrivenSingle.pdf; http://eprints.utm.my/104388/; http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/su141610141

Four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymers is a leading research field due to the possibilities allowed by using these materials. The strain difference in the structures that is caused by the different stiffness profiles can be used to influence the shape-memory effect in the actuators....