Solvent-assisted programming of flat polymer sheets into reconfigurable and self-healing 3D structures

Yang Yang; Eugene M. Terentjev; Yen Wei; Yan Ji

doi:10.1038/s41467-018-04257-x

Nature Communications (May 2018)

Solvent-assisted programming of flat polymer sheets into reconfigurable and self-healing 3D structures

Yang Yang,
Eugene M. Terentjev,
Yen Wei,
Yan Ji

Affiliations

Yang Yang: The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Eugene M. Terentjev: Cavendish Laboratory, University of Cambridge
Yen Wei: The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University
Yan Ji: The Key Laboratory of Bioorganic Phosphorus Chemistry and Chemical Biology (Ministry of Education), Department of Chemistry, Tsinghua University

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-04257-x
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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It is desirable to programme 2D plastic films into 3D structures without any assisting equipment. Here the authors show this programming can be achieved with a pipette, a hair dryer, and a bottle of solvent by using a commercial epoxy with a small percentage of a specific catalyst to facilitate bond exchange.

Published in Nature Communications

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