Additive manufacturing has attracted much attention in the last decade as a principal
growing sector of complex manufacturing. Precise layer-by-layer patterning of materials …

Since the first demonstration, remarkable progress has been made in the theoretical
analysis, structural design, numerical simulation, and potential applications of metamaterial …

One of the major challenges in 4D printed Shape Memory Polymers (SMPs) is their slow
response to thermal stimuli. Synthetic carbon fillers have been introduced to address this …

Abstract Shape Memory Alloys (SMAs) are a new generation of smart materials with the
capability of recovering their predefined shape after experiencing a large strain. This is …

Flexible strain sensors have shown great application value in wearable devices. In the past
decades, researchers have spent numerous efforts on developing high-stretchability …

Shape memory materials (SMMs) are an important group of intelligent multifunctional
materials used in civil engineering applications whose popularity is due to their unique …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are emerging smart materials that have the ability to
change to a shape and revert to their permanent shape on application of external stimulus …

For soft robotics and programmable metamaterials, novel approaches are required enabling
the design of highly integrated thermoresponsive actuating systems. In the concept …

Ongoing breakthroughs in the development of functional printing materials are leading to
rapid and widespread industrialization of three-dimensional (3D) printing, accompanied by …

Advances in cataract surgery have increased the demand for intraocular lens (IOL)
materials. At present, the progress of IOL materials mainly contains further improving …