Structural multi-colour invisible inks with submicron 4D printing of shape memory polymers

Wang Zhang; Hao Wang; Hongtao Wang; John You En Chan; Hailong Liu; Biao Zhang; Yuan-Fang Zhang; Komal Agarwal; Xiaolong Yang; Anupama Sargur Ranganath; Hong Yee Low; Qi Ge; Joel K. W. Yang

doi:10.1038/s41467-020-20300-2

Nature Communications (Jan 2021)

Structural multi-colour invisible inks with submicron 4D printing of shape memory polymers

Wang Zhang,
Hao Wang,
Hongtao Wang,
John You En Chan,
Hailong Liu,
Biao Zhang,
Yuan-Fang Zhang,
Komal Agarwal,
Xiaolong Yang,
Anupama Sargur Ranganath,
Hong Yee Low,
Qi Ge,
Joel K. W. Yang

Affiliations

Wang Zhang: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Hao Wang: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Hongtao Wang: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
John You En Chan: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Hailong Liu: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Biao Zhang: Frontiers Science Center for Flexible Electronics, Xi’an Institute of Flexible Electronics (IFE) and Xi’an Institute of Biomedical Materials & Engineering (IBME), Northwestern Polytechnical University
Yuan-Fang Zhang: Digital Manufacturing and Design Centre, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Komal Agarwal: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Xiaolong Yang: National Key Laboratory of Science and Technology on Helicopter Transmission, Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
Anupama Sargur Ranganath: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Hong Yee Low: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design
Qi Ge: Department of Mechanical and Energy Engineering, Southern University of Science and Technology
Joel K. W. Yang: Engineering Product Development, Singapore University of Technology and Design

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-020-20300-2
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 8

Abstract

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Four-dimensional (4D) printing of shape memory polymer (SMP) imparts time responsive properties to 3D structures. Here, the authors explore 4D printing of a SMP in the submicron length scale, extending its applications to nanophononics.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
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