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View article: The physics of 3D printing with light
The physics of 3D printing with light Open
View article: A Facile Approach for 4D Microprinting of Multi‐Photoresponsive Actuators
A Facile Approach for 4D Microprinting of Multi‐Photoresponsive Actuators Open
For microscale 4D photoresponsive actuators, light is crucial in two ways. First, the underlying additive manufacturing techniques rely on photopolymerization processes triggered by the absorption of light. Second, the absorption of light …
View article: 3D optomechanical metamaterials
3D optomechanical metamaterials Open
Ideally, many materials should have a “knob” that allows for changing its properties at will, including the possibility to flip the sign of its behavior. This “knob” could be used to continuously tune the properties or in the sense of a di…
View article: Two-Photon Laser Microprinting of Highly Ordered Nanoporous Materials Based on Hexagonal Columnar Liquid Crystals
Two-Photon Laser Microprinting of Highly Ordered Nanoporous Materials Based on Hexagonal Columnar Liquid Crystals Open
Nanoporous materials relying on supramolecular liquid crystals (LCs) are excellent candidates for size- and charge-selective membranes. However, whether they can be manufactured using printing technologies remained unexplored so far. In th…
View article: Multi‐Photon 4D Printing of Complex Liquid Crystalline Microstructures by In Situ Alignment Using Electric Fields
Multi‐Photon 4D Printing of Complex Liquid Crystalline Microstructures by In Situ Alignment Using Electric Fields Open
An approach is presented to align the direction of liquid crystal networks or elastomers in situ during multi‐photon laser printing for each voxel in three dimensions by applying a quasi‐static electric field with variable orientation. Thi…
View article: Tunable photonic devices by 3D laser printing of liquid crystal elastomers
Tunable photonic devices by 3D laser printing of liquid crystal elastomers Open
Liquid crystal elastomers (LCEs) are highly suitable materials for the fabrication of flexible photonic elements due to their ability for directional actuation induced by external stimuli. 3D laser printing (3DLP) is a well-established met…
View article: 4D Printing at the Microscale
4D Printing at the Microscale Open
3D printing of adaptive and dynamic structures, also known as 4D printing, is one of the key challenges in contemporary materials science. The additional dimension refers to the ability of 3D printed structures to change their properties—f…
View article: The Rise of (Chiral) 3D Mechanical Metamaterials
The Rise of (Chiral) 3D Mechanical Metamaterials Open
On the occasion of this special issue, we start by briefly outlining some of the history and future perspectives of the field of 3D metamaterials in general and 3D mechanical metamaterials in particular. Next, in the spirit of a specific e…
View article: On the Schwarzschild Effect in 3D Two‐Photon Laser Lithography
On the Schwarzschild Effect in 3D Two‐Photon Laser Lithography Open
The two‐photon Schwarzschild effect in photoresists suitable for 3D laser lithography is revisited. The study ranges over seven orders of magnitude in exposure time (from 1 µs to 10 s) and investigates a wide variety of different photoresi…