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Programming reversibly self-folding origami with micropatterned photo-crosslinkable polymer trilayers.

Authors :
Na JH
Evans AA
Bae J
Chiappelli MC
Santangelo CD
Lang RJ
Hull TC
Hayward RC
Source :
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) [Adv Mater] 2015 Jan 07; Vol. 27 (1), pp. 79-85. Date of Electronic Publication: 2014 Oct 31.
Publication Year :
2015

Abstract

Self-folding microscale origami patterns are demonstrated in polymer films with control over mountain/valley assignments and fold angles using trilayers of photo-crosslinkable copolymers with a temperature-sensitive hydrogel as the middle layer. The characteristic size scale of the folds W = 30 μm and figure of merit A/ W (2) ≈ 5000, demonstrated here represent substantial advances in the fabrication of self-folding origami.<br /> (© 2014 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim.)

Details

Language :
English
ISSN :
1521-4095
Volume :
27
Issue :
1
Database :
MEDLINE
Journal :
Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.)
Publication Type :
Academic Journal
Accession number :
25362863
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1002/adma.201403510