3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review
The evolution of nature created delicate structures and organisms. With the advancement of technology, especially the rise of additive manufacturing, bionics has gradually become a popular research field. Recently, researchers have concentrated on soft robotics, which can mimic the complex movements...
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| description | The evolution of nature created delicate structures and organisms. With the advancement of technology, especially the rise of additive manufacturing, bionics has gradually become a popular research field. Recently, researchers have concentrated on soft robotics, which can mimic the complex movements of animals by allowing continuous and often responsive local deformations. These properties give soft robots advantages in terms of integration and control with human tissue. The rise of additive manufacturing technologies and soft matters makes the fabrication of soft robots with complex functions such as bending, twisting, intricate 3D motion, grasping, and stretching possible. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of the additive manufacturing process, including fused deposition modeling, direct ink writing, inkjet printing, stereolithography, and selective laser sintering, are discussed. The applications of 3D printed soft matter in bionics, soft robotics, flexible electronics, and biomedical engineering are reviewed. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-8b8f486e4ef54defbf182bdb53c0af372023-11-30T23:22:10ZengMDPI AGInternational Journal of Molecular Sciences1661-65961422-00672022-03-01237379010.3390/ijms230737903D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A ReviewShuai Zhan0Amy X. Y. Guo1Shan Cecilia Cao2Na Liu3Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, ChinaMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, ChinaMaterials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, ChinaSchool of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, ChinaThe evolution of nature created delicate structures and organisms. With the advancement of technology, especially the rise of additive manufacturing, bionics has gradually become a popular research field. Recently, researchers have concentrated on soft robotics, which can mimic the complex movements of animals by allowing continuous and often responsive local deformations. These properties give soft robots advantages in terms of integration and control with human tissue. The rise of additive manufacturing technologies and soft matters makes the fabrication of soft robots with complex functions such as bending, twisting, intricate 3D motion, grasping, and stretching possible. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of the additive manufacturing process, including fused deposition modeling, direct ink writing, inkjet printing, stereolithography, and selective laser sintering, are discussed. The applications of 3D printed soft matter in bionics, soft robotics, flexible electronics, and biomedical engineering are reviewed.https://www.mdpi.com/1422-0067/23/7/3790additive manufacturingsoft materialsbionicssoft roboticsflexible electronicsbiomedical engineering |
| spellingShingle | Shuai Zhan Amy X. Y. Guo Shan Cecilia Cao Na Liu 3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review International Journal of Molecular Sciences additive manufacturing soft materials bionics soft robotics flexible electronics biomedical engineering |
| title | 3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review |
| title_full | 3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review |
| title_fullStr | 3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review |
| title_short | 3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review |
| title_sort | 3d printing soft matters and applications a review |
| topic | additive manufacturing soft materials bionics soft robotics flexible electronics biomedical engineering |
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