[HTML][HTML] Advances in 3D/4D printing of mechanical metamaterials: From manufacturing to applications

X Zhou, L Ren, Z Song, G Li, J Zhang, B Li, Q Wu… - Composites Part B …, 2023 - Elsevier
Mechanical metamaterials are a class of functional materials with designability and
extraordinary mechanical properties. Due to the manufacturing limitation of traditional …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing (3D printing): A review of materials, methods, applications and challenges

TD Ngo, A Kashani, G Imbalzano, KTQ Nguyen… - Composites Part B …, 2018 - Elsevier
Freedom of design, mass customisation, waste minimisation and the ability to manufacture
complex structures, as well as fast prototyping, are the main benefits of additive …

Rapid inverse design of metamaterials based on prescribed mechanical behavior through machine learning

CS Ha, D Yao, Z Xu, C Liu, H Liu, D Elkins… - Nature …, 2023 - nature.com
Designing and printing metamaterials with customizable architectures enables the
realization of unprecedented mechanical behaviors that transcend those of their constituent …

Current and future trends in topology optimization for additive manufacturing

J Liu, AT Gaynor, S Chen, Z Kang, K Suresh… - Structural and …, 2018 - Springer
Manufacturing-oriented topology optimization has been extensively studied the past two
decades, in particular for the conventional manufacturing methods, for example, machining …

Liquid crystal elastomer metamaterials with giant biaxial thermal shrinkage for enhancing skin regeneration

J Wu, S Yao, H Zhang, W Man, Z Bai… - Advanced …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are a class of soft active materials of increasing interest,
because of their excellent actuation and optical performances. While LCEs show biomimetic …

Shape memory mechanical metamaterials

H Yang, N D'Ambrosio, P Liu, D Pasini, L Ma - Materials Today, 2023 - Elsevier
Shape memory materials can maintain temporary shapes without external constraints and
revert to their permanent shape upon exposure to an external stimulus, such as heat, light …

Multifunctional hierarchical metamaterial for thermal insulation and electromagnetic interference shielding at elevated temperatures

L Tian, H Gu, Q Zhang, X You, M Wang, J Yang… - ACS …, 2023 - ACS Publications
The custom design of lightweight cellular materials is widely concerned due to effectively
improved mechanical properties and functional applications. However, the strength …

Magnetic multimaterial printing for multimodal shape transformation with tunable properties and shiftable mechanical behaviors

C Ma, S Wu, Q Ze, X Kuang, R Zhang… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Magnetic soft materials (MSMs) have shown potential in soft robotics, actuators,
metamaterials, and biomedical devices because they are capable of untethered, fast, and …

A review on 3D printed matrix polymer composites: its potential and future challenges

J Saroia, Y Wang, Q Wei, M Lei, X Li, Y Guo… - The international journal …, 2020 - Springer
Additive Manufacturing technology has a significant impact on the modern world because of
its ability to fabricate highly complex computerized geometrics. Pure 3D-printed polymer …

A short review on 3D printing methods, process parameters and materials

MM Prabhakar, AK Saravanan, AH Lenin… - Materials Today …, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive producing technological innovation features an important effect on today's
advanced world due to the way it can manufacture exceptionally complicated geometrics …