3D-Printed Self-Folding Electronics

dc.bibliographicCitation.firstPage32290
dc.bibliographicCitation.issue37
dc.bibliographicCitation.journalTitleACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
dc.bibliographicCitation.lastPage32298
dc.bibliographicCitation.volume9
dc.contributor.authorSundaram, Subramanian
dc.contributor.authorKim, David S.
dc.contributor.authorBaldo, Marc A.
dc.contributor.authorHayward, Ryan C.
dc.contributor.authorMatusik, Wojciech
dc.date.accessioned2025-02-27T12:55:44Z
dc.date.available2025-02-27T12:55:44Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.description.abstractSelf-transforming structures are gaining prominence due to their general ability to adopt programmed shapes each tailored for specific functions. Composites that self-fold have so far relied on using the stimuli-responsive mechanisms focusing on reversible shape change. Integrating additional functions within these composites can rapidly enhance their practical applicability; however, this remains a challenging problem. Here, we demonstrate a method for spontaneous folding of three-dimensional (3D)-printed composites with embedded electronics at room temperature. The composite is printed using a multimaterial 3D-printing process with no external processing steps. Upon peeling from the print platform, the composite self-shapes itself using the residual forces resulting from polymer swelling during the layer-by-layer fabrication process. As a specific example, electrochromic elements are printed within the composite and can be electrically controlled through its folded legs. Our shape-transformation scheme provides a route to transform planar electronics into nonplanar geometries containing the overhangs. Integrating electronics within complex 3D shapes can enable new applications in sensing and robotics.eng
dc.description.versionpublishedVersioneng
dc.identifier.urihttps://oa.tib.eu/renate/handle/123456789/18640
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.34657/17659
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWashington, DC : ACS
dc.relation.doihttps://doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b10443
dc.relation.essn1944-8252
dc.relation.issn1944-8244
dc.rights.licenseACS AuthorChoice
dc.rights.urihttps://pubs.acs.org/page/policy/authorchoice_termsofuse.html
dc.subject.ddc540
dc.subject.ddc600
dc.subject.otherelectrochromic pixelseng
dc.subject.otherflexible electronicseng
dc.subject.othermultimaterial 3D-printingeng
dc.subject.otherroboticseng
dc.subject.otherself-foldingeng
dc.title3D-Printed Self-Folding Electronicseng
dc.typeArticle
dc.typeText
tib.accessRightsopenAccess
wgl.contributorINP
wgl.subjectChemieger
wgl.typeZeitschriftenartikelger
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