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Universal inverse design of surfaces with thin nematic elastomer sheets
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Significance: This work outlines an explicit protocol for preprogramming any desired 3D shape into a 2D liquid crystal elastomer (LCE) sheet. Namely, given an arbitrary 3D design, we show how to produce a flat sheet that can buckle into the desired shape when heated and return to flat when cooled—reversibly. We demonstrate this proof-of-principle of shape morphing in LCE sheets, relying on advances in both numerical and experimental methods presented here. Our protocol is not limited in materials or scale; it can be implemented on any “LCE-like” anisotropic material, thus opening the door for countless technological applications in flexible electronics, metamaterials, aerospace, medical devices, drug delivery, and more.
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- Authors
- Aharoni, H., Xia, Y., Zhang, X., Kamien, R. D., & Yang, S.
- Venue
- Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences
- Published
- 2018-06-21
- Volume
- 115
- Issue
- 28
- Pages
- 7206-7211
- ISSN
- 0027-8424 (ISSN-L)
- 1091-6490
- OpenAlex
- W2765687759
- Cited by
- 326
- References
- 39
- FWCI
- 20.31
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- bronze
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