Foldable structures made of hydrogel bilayers
We discuss self-folding of a thin sheet by using patterned hydrogel bilayers, which act as hinges connecting flat faces. Folding is actuated by heterogeneous swelling due to different cross-linking densities of the polymer network in the two layers. Our analysis is based on a dimensionally reduced p...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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AIMS Press
2018-11-01
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| Series: | Mathematics in Engineering |
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| Online Access: | https://www.aimspress.com/article/10.3934/Mine.2018.1.204/fulltext.html |