Russian doll deployable meta-implants: Fusion of kirigami, origami, and multi-stability

Deployable meta-implants aim to minimize the invasiveness of orthopaedic surgeries by allowing for changes in their shape and size that are triggered by an external stimulus. Multi-stability enables deployable implants to transform their shape from some compact retracted state to the deployed state...

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Main Authors: F.S.L. Bobbert, S. Janbaz, T. van Manen, Y. Li, A.A. Zadpoor
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-06-01
Series:Materials & Design
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0264127520301581