4D printing: Fundamentals, materials, applications and challenges

POLYMER

卷:228

Article

Ahmed, Aamir¹  Arya, Sandeep¹  Gupta, Vinay²  Furukawa, Hidemitsu³  Khosla, Ajit³ 

[1] Univ Jammu, Dept Phys, Jammu 180006, Jammu & Kashmir, India

[2] Khalifa Univ Sci & Technol, Dept Mech Engn, Masdar Campus, Abu Dhabi 54224, U Arab Emirates

[3] Yamagata Univ, Grad Sch Sci & Engn, Dept Mech Syst Engn, Jonan 4-3-16, Yonezawa, Yamagata 9928510, Japan

关键词: 4D printing;    Soft robotics;    Active origami;    Hydrogels;    Polymers;    Smart materials;    SMPs;   

DOI  :  10.1016/j.polymer.2021.123926

来源: Elsevier

【 摘 要 】

4D printing refers to single-material or multi-material printing of a device or object that can be transformed from a 1D strand into pre-programed 3D shape, from a 2D surface into preprogramed 3D shape and is capable of morphing between different dimensions. Such transformations are facilitated by, e.g., heating, light, or swelling in a liquid, electrochemically and by programming different sensitivity to, e.g., swelling into various parts of the designed geometry. These techniques offer adaptability and dynamic response for structures and systems of all sizes, and promises new possibilities for embedding programmability and simple decision making into nonelectronic based materials. Potential applications include; robotics-like behavior without the reliance on complex electro-mechanical-chemical devices as well as adaptive products, garments or mechanisms that respond to user-demands and fluctuating environments. In this paper, we have discussed fundamentals and laws governing 4D printing, materials that are employed in 4D printing along with applications such as soft robotics and challenges that need to be overcome for 4D printing to evolve as a mainstream manufacturing technology.

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