3-D Fabrication Technique: Flower-Like Structures (IMAGE)

Northwestern University

3-D Fabrication Technique: Flower-Like Structures

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Northwestern University and University of Illinois researchers have developed a simple new fabrication technique that mimics the action of a children's pop-up book. First, a two-dimensional structure is fabricated and transferred onto a stretched elastic material. Then the tension is released, and the desired 3-D structure forms by popping up. Experimental images of flower-like structures are shown here.

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Credit: University of Illinois

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