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cond-mat.soft2021★ 12 cited
Interfacial metric mechanics: stitching patterns of shape change in active sheets
Fan Feng, Daniel Duffy, Mark Warner +1
A flat sheet programmed with a planar pattern of spontaneous shape change will morph into a curved surface. Such metric mechanics is seen in growing biological sheets, and may be e…
cond-mat.soft2021★ 26 cited
Shape programming lines of concentrated Gaussian curvature
D. Duffy, L. Cmok, J. S. Biggins +7
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) can undergo large reversible contractions along their nematic director upon heating or illumination. A spatially patterned director within a flat L…