Projektdatenbank (ab 2004)

Projektnummer

0064246

Zusammenfassung

4D printing, which is based on spontaneous shape-transformation (self-folding) of complex flat structures (sheets), is a highly promising strategy for microfabrication. It offers unique possibilities for the fabrication of hollow 3D micro-objects, which cannot be achieved using other microfabrication technologies. One of the key practical challenges is the fabrication of vascular networks. Individual tubes are easily formed by rolling of rectangular structures but they are not able to form a tubular network of T- and Y-junctions. The only possibility to connect curved tubes formed by ...