4D Printing: Bridging the Gap between Fundamental Research and Real-World Applications
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Abstract
The Special Issue “4D Printing: State-of-the-art, Recent Trends, and Applications” highlights the significant impact of scientific advancements on practical and innovative applications. It focuses on the interdisciplinary challenges of multi-material printability on a voxel basis and optimizing the actuation performance of composite structures with various stimuli. Key considerations, such as mechanical strength and potential adverse effects, shape the design methods suited to specific quantitative data limitations. Four-dimensional printing calls for creativity, interdisciplinary collaboration, and practical applications. While recognizing experience-based approaches in research, this review paper emphasizes integrating science and technology through alternative strategies; innovative approaches; and the exploration of engineering, design, and artificial intelligence.
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Research context
OpenAlex topics: Advanced Materials and Mechanics · Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies · Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
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Affiliations
ICB, UMR 6303 CNRS, Belfort-Montbéliard University of Technology, UTBM, 90010 Belfort, France
Institut Universitaire de France (IUF), Paris, France
LRGP, UMR 7274 CNRS, University of Lorraine, 54000 Nancy, France
Funding
IUF, Innovation Chair on 4D Printing, the French National Research Agency · French National Research Agency
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