Lab makes 4D printing more practical

Soft robots and biomedical implants that reconfigure themselves upon demand are closer to reality with a new way to print shapeshifting materials.

Rice university researchers developed a method to print objects that can be manipulated to take on alternate forms when exposed to changes in temperature, electric current or stress.

The researchers think of this as reactive 4D printing.

Credit: Jeff Fitlow/Rice University Credit: Verduzco Laboratory/Rice University

News Source: https://news.rice.edu/2020/06/09/lab-makes-4d-printing-more-practical/

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