Lightweight materials and structures have been extensively studied for a wide range of
applications in design and manufacturing of more environment-friendly and more …

Lattice structures, produced by repeated unit cells in the particular pattern, offer a high
strength-to-weight ratio. The current advancement in Additive manufacturing (AM) …

Abstract Magneto-/electro-responsive polymers (MERPs) are a class of stimuli-responsive
materials that are actuated when triggered by external magnetic/electric fields. MERPs …

Nature's bio-organisms are typically hybrid structures composed of hierarchical and
functionally graded micro-architectures, which are lightweight and of high mechanical …

This study aims at introducing a number of two-dimensional (2D) re-entrant based zero
Poisson's ratio (ZPR) graded metamaterials for energy absorption applications. The …

This article introduces novel 3D zero Poisson's ratio (ZPR) metamaterials for reversible
energy absorption applications fabricated by 4D printing technology. The designs are …

The present study aims at introducing reconfigurable mechanical metamaterials by utilising
four-dimensional (4D) printing process for recoverable energy dissipation and absorption …

Additive manufacturing has provided a unique opportunity to fabricate highly complex
structures as well as sandwich structures with various out-of-plane cores. The application of …

In this study, four novel three-dimensional (3D) warp and woof structures with negative
Poisson's ratio (NPR) were designed and assembled using the interlocking assembly …

The main objective of this article is to introduce novel 3D bio‐inspired auxetic meta‐
structures printed with soft/hard polymers for energy absorption/dissipation applications …