Xudong Yang1, Yifan Wang1,*
The International Conference on Computational & Experimental Engineering and Sciences, Vol.31, No.4, pp. 1-1, 2024, DOI:10.32604/icces.2024.011275
Abstract Shape-morphing materials present promising avenues for mimicking the adaptive characteristics of biological organisms capable of transitioning between diverse morphologies. However, existing morphing strategies through pre-arranged localized strain and/or cut/fold patterns have a limited range of achievable geometries, and the morphed structures usually have low stiffness due to the intrinsic softness of underlying materials. To overcome these challenges, we are inspired by the inherently non-monolithic architectures in living organisms, e.g., the nacre or bone consisting of stiff building blocks joined by the weak interfaces, which endow creatures ingenious shape-morphing abilities and tunable mechanical properties through collectively… More >
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