2 papers
cond-mat.soft2023
Growing structure based on viscous actuation of constrained multistable elements
Ezra Ben Abu, Yaron Veksler, Shai Elbaz +2
Growing soft materials which follow a 3D path in space are critical to applications such as search and rescue and minimally invasive surgery. Here, we present a concept for a singl…
cond-mat.soft2014
Solid-liquid composite structures: elastic beams with embedded liquid-filled parallel-channel networks
Yoav Matia, Amir Gat
Deformation due to embedded fluidic networks is currently studied in the context of soft-actuators and soft-robotics. Expanding on this concept, beams can be designed so that the p…