From 3D to 4D printing: approaches and typical applications

• Published in: Journal of mechanical science and technology Vol. 29; no. 10; pp. 4281 - 4288
• Main Authors: Zhou, Ye, Huang, Wei Min, Kang, Shu Feng, Wu, Xue Lian, Lu, Hai Bao, Fu, Jun, Cui, Haipo
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Seoul Korean Society of Mechanical Engineers 01.10.2015; Springer Nature B.V; 대한기계학회
• Subjects: 3D printing; Control; Deformation; Deformation effects; Dynamical Systems; Engineering; Industrial and Production Engineering; Mechanical Engineering; Printing; Product design; Self assembly; Shape effects; Shape memory; Shape memory effect; Switching; Three dimensional printing; Vibration; 기계공학; Self-assembly; Shape memory effect; Bi-stability; 4D printing; Product design; Deformation mismatch; 3D printing

With the additional dimension, 4D printing is emerging as a novel technique to enable configuration switching in 3D printed items. In this paper, four major approaches, namely self-assembly of elements, deformation mismatch, bi-stability, and the Shape memory effect (SME), are identified as the gene...