In recent years, kirigami–the ancient art of paper-cutting–has been widely studied by
scientists and engineers in various fields such as structural mechanics, materials, optics …

Kirigami-inspired metamaterials are attracting increasing interest because of their ability to
achieve extremely large strains and shape changes via out-of-plane buckling. While in flat …

Auxetic kirigami metamaterials (KMs) attain negative Poisson's ratios with periodic slender
cuts on thin sheets. The existing thin auxetic KMs forfeit auxeticity under large tensions …

In recent years, kirigami techniques have inspired the design of graphene-based
nanodevices with exceptional stretchability and ductility. Based on an I-shaped cutting …

Entwining-induced robust natural biosystems show superior mechanical performances over
their counterparts. However, the role played by topological entwinement in the mechanical …

Helically coiled metastructures made from carbon nanotubes (CNTs) are a promising
material for nanoelectromechanical systems due to the helical morphology and fantastic …

Based on single-walled CNT, inspired by weaving operation, mechanical and impacting
properties of a new proposed carbon nanotube woven film (CNWF) are systemically …

The ever-increasing development of nanotechnology has led to the creation of
nanomaterials with spiral geometry such as graphene helicoids (GHs) that are mainly used …

Metamaterials, rationally designed multiscale composite systems, have attracted extensive
interest because of their potential for a broad range of applications due to their unique …

From the macro-to the nanoscale, kirigami structures show novel and tunable properties by
tailoring the original two-dimensional sheets. In this study, the large stretchability and failure …