Self-folding origami: Shape memory composites activated by uniform heating

Smart Materials and Structures

Volumn 23, Issue 9, 2014, Pages

  Tolley, Michael T ^a,b   Felton, Samuel M ^a   Miyashita, Shuhei ^c   Aukes, Daniel ^a   Rus, Daniela ^c   Wood, Robert J ^a,b  

^a HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b HARVARD UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c MASSACHUSETTS INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

origami; rapid fabrication; self assembly; self folding; shape memory polymers; smart materials

Indexed keywords

FABRICATION; HOT MELT ADHESIVES; INTELLIGENT MATERIALS; OVENS; SELF ASSEMBLY;

DESIGN OF COMPOSITES; ENGINEERED SYSTEMS; FOLDING MECHANISM; ORIGAMI; RAPID FABRICATION; SELF-FOLDING; SHAPE MEMORY COMPOSITES; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS;

SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

EID: 84906236877     PISSN: 09641726     EISSN: 1361665X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/0964-1726/23/9/094006     Document Type: Article

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