3D Shape Morphing for Actuators and Electronics
A special issue of Micromachines (ISSN 2072-666X). This special issue belongs to the section "D：Materials and Processing".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (10 July 2022) | Viewed by 381
Special Issue Editors
Interests: actuator; flexible electrode; adhesion; plant electrophysiology
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Interests: stimuli-responsive polymers; interfacial polymerization; bioinspired actuator
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There-dimensional (3D) structures and frameworks are of great potential for the construction of functional materials. By endowing 3D structures with responsiveness to external stimuli, active 3D structures can be constructed. These (active) 3D structures have exhibited great advantages in actuators, robots, and electronics than 2D. In different application scenarios, programmable 3D structures with editable responsiveness are expected. Therefore, there is still a long way to go before our needs are met.
This Special Issue will report advances in the fabrication of responsive materials for active shape morphing and design and applications of 3D structures. The scope includes but is not restricted to smart polymers, smart sensors, artificial actuators and robots, flexible electronics, as well as associated challenges in structure design, modeling, and mechanical analysis that will enable fabricating expected structures with responsiveness for special applications.
In particular, this Special Issue will welcome manuscripts that cover topics including but not limited to the following:
- Synthesis and characterization of smart polymers, hydrogels, organogels, etc.;
- Design and fabrication of shape-transformation materials;
- Artificial actuator and soft robotics;
- Smart sensors based on shape transformation;
- Mechanical analysis and finite element modeling analysis for shape transformation;
- 3D flexible electronics.
We look forward to receiving your submissions!
Dr. Feilong Zhang
Dr. Man Yang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shape morphing
- shape transformation
- actuator
- smart materials
- sensor
- 3D electronics
