3D Printing Soft Matters and Applications: A Review |
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| Authors: | Shuai Zhan Amy X. Y. Guo Shan Cecilia Cao Na Liu |
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| Affiliation: | 1.Materials Genome Institute, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China; (S.Z.); (A.X.Y.G.);2.Department of Materials Science and Engineering, University of California, Berkeley, CA 94720, USA;3.School of Mechatronic Engineering and Automation, Shanghai University, Shanghai 200444, China |
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| Abstract: | The evolution of nature created delicate structures and organisms. With the advancement of technology, especially the rise of additive manufacturing, bionics has gradually become a popular research field. Recently, researchers have concentrated on soft robotics, which can mimic the complex movements of animals by allowing continuous and often responsive local deformations. These properties give soft robots advantages in terms of integration and control with human tissue. The rise of additive manufacturing technologies and soft matters makes the fabrication of soft robots with complex functions such as bending, twisting, intricate 3D motion, grasping, and stretching possible. In this paper, the advantages and disadvantages of the additive manufacturing process, including fused deposition modeling, direct ink writing, inkjet printing, stereolithography, and selective laser sintering, are discussed. The applications of 3D printed soft matter in bionics, soft robotics, flexible electronics, and biomedical engineering are reviewed. |
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| Keywords: | additive manufacturing soft materials bionics soft robotics flexible electronics biomedical engineering |
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