Multimaterial 4D Printing with Tailorable Shape Memory Polymers
- Submitting institution
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The University of Kent
- Unit of assessment
- 12 - Engineering
- Output identifier
- 18772
- Type
- D - Journal article
- DOI
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10.1038/srep31110
- Title of journal
- Scientific Reports
- Article number
- 31110
- First page
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- Volume
- 6
- Issue
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- ISSN
- 2045-2322
- Open access status
- Deposit exception
- Month of publication
- August
- Year of publication
- 2016
- URL
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https://kar.kent.ac.uk/78420/
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- Output has been delayed by COVID-19
- No
- COVID-19 affected output statement
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- Forensic science
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- Criminology
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- Interdisciplinary
- No
- Number of additional authors
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5
- Research group(s)
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- Proposed double-weighted
- No
- Reserve for an output with double weighting
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- Additional information
- This paper is the first to present a high-resolution and multi-material additive manufacturing technique to fabricate smart structures which remember their initial shape (4D-printing). This research allows to freely tune the properties of 4D-printed material which is a significant advantage when compared to commercial printers. Furthermore, this research enables the fabrication of designs with details in micro-scale. The output of this research can be employed as self-deploying devices in aerospace applications as well as hinges in soft robotics and solar cells. This is also highlighted in 37 different media including MIT News, Nature World News and ScienceDaily (https://nature.altmetric.com/details/10351032).
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- Non-English
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- English abstract
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