TY - JOUR
T1 - Investigation on the Functionality of Thermoresponsive Origami Structures
AU - Mehrpouya, Mehrshad
AU - Azizi, Ali
AU - Janbaz, Shahram
AU - Gisario, Annamaria
PY - 2020
Y1 - 2020
N2 - Additive manufacturing (AM) has recently been introduced as a reliable technique for the fabrication of highly complex geometries that were not possible before. Due to the flexibility in the organization of material properties such as responsive elements in space, AM is now a capable technology for the production of smart structures that can transform their geometry, for example, from a compact state to a deployed configuration. Among others, fused deposition modeling (FDM) can reliably be used to manufacture polymeric constructs with high resolution. Polylactide (PLA), the most popular polymer in FDM printing is a shape-memory polymer. Therefore, the manufacturing of shape-transforming constructs can be simplified to the construction of foldable products that can be programmed simply by applying mechanical forces. Origami can then be used as a simple platform in which the shape-transforming of a programmed construct is via the folding of material through the thinner sections (hinges). Herein, PLA and FDM are used to fabricate foldable structures. The effects of different parameters namely total thickness, layer height, nozzle temperature, and activation temperature on the shape recovery of the manually programmed origami structures are then investigated.
AB - Additive manufacturing (AM) has recently been introduced as a reliable technique for the fabrication of highly complex geometries that were not possible before. Due to the flexibility in the organization of material properties such as responsive elements in space, AM is now a capable technology for the production of smart structures that can transform their geometry, for example, from a compact state to a deployed configuration. Among others, fused deposition modeling (FDM) can reliably be used to manufacture polymeric constructs with high resolution. Polylactide (PLA), the most popular polymer in FDM printing is a shape-memory polymer. Therefore, the manufacturing of shape-transforming constructs can be simplified to the construction of foldable products that can be programmed simply by applying mechanical forces. Origami can then be used as a simple platform in which the shape-transforming of a programmed construct is via the folding of material through the thinner sections (hinges). Herein, PLA and FDM are used to fabricate foldable structures. The effects of different parameters namely total thickness, layer height, nozzle temperature, and activation temperature on the shape recovery of the manually programmed origami structures are then investigated.
KW - 4D printing
KW - fused deposition modeling
KW - origami structures
KW - polylactide
KW - shape memory polymers
UR - http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85085039162&partnerID=8YFLogxK
U2 - 10.1002/adem.202000296
DO - 10.1002/adem.202000296
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:85085039162
SN - 1438-1656
VL - 22
JO - Advanced Engineering Materials
JF - Advanced Engineering Materials
IS - 8
M1 - 2000296
ER -