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Bioinspired 4D Printed Tubular/Helicoidal Shape Changing Metacomposites for Programmable Structural Morphing (Adv. Mater. Technol. 2/2025)

A. Le Duigou, M. Grabow, F. Scarpa, J. Deschamps, C. Combescure, K. Labstie, J. Dirrenberger, M. Castro, U. Lafont

Advanced Materials Technologies· Volume 10· Issue 2
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Abstract

Shape Changing Metacomposites Biological structures combine passive shape-changing with force generation through intricate composite and hierarchical architectures. In article number 2400237, A. Le Duigou and co-workers draw inspiration from natural fiber architecture to create a novel concept of thermally active 4D printed tubular metacomposites. The energy density values are encouraging and comparable to shape memory alloys when normalized by stiffness. Finally, a proof of concept for an autonomous solar tracker is presented.
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Metals & alloysComposites

OpenAlex topics: Advanced Materials and Mechanics · Structural Analysis and Optimization · Architecture and Computational Design

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Affiliations

IRDL UMR CNRS 6027, Bionics group, Centre de recherche C Huygens, Université de Bretagne Sud Lorient France

Institut Universitaire de France (IUF) Paris France

Aerospace Engineering Bristol Composites Institute School of Civil Aerospace and Design Engineering (CADE) University of Bristol Bristol BS8 1TR UK

Saint‐Cyr Coetquidan Military Academy CReC Saint‐Cyr Guer 56380 France

IRT Saint‐Exupéry Toulouse 31405 France

Laboratoire PIMM Arts et Métiers‐ParisTech CNAM, CNRS Paris 75013 France

European Space Research and Technology Centre European Space Agency Keplerlaan 1 Noordwijk 2201 AZ The Netherlands

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