Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing Volume 3

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Smart Materials in Additive Manufacturing, Volume Three: 4D-Printed Robotic Materials, Sensors, and Actuators covers the principles, real-world use, and advances in the cutting-edge field of 4D printed smart robotic materials. It discusses the mechanics of these materials, techniques by which to manufacture them, and different applications. Detailed modeling and control techniques are outlined, illustrating their use in real-world settings. Shape memory polymers, hydrogels, shape memory alloys, biomaterials, natural fibers, dielectric elastomers, liquid crystal elastomers, electroactive polymers, and more materials are covered, featuring in-depth discussion of their responses to stimuli, fabrication, multi-physics modeling, control techniques, and applications.

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1. Robotic Materials 4D Printing: Recent Advances and Future Directions
   
   2. 4D Printing of Soft Robotic Hands
   3. 4D printing of Pneumatic Soft Robots Sensors and Actuators
   4. Multi-functional Bioinspired Soft Robotic Actuator via Additive Manufacturing
   5. 4D Printing of Hydrogel Soft Actuators
   6. 4D Printing of Soft Sensors in Robotics
   7. 4D Printing of Micro Positioning Parallel Robots
   8. 4D Printing of Soft Orthoses Devices for Tremor Suppression
   9. Compliant Joints 4D Printing for Soft Robotics
   10. Silicone-based Robots via 4D Printing
   11. 4D-textiles: Development of Bistable Textile Actuators Using Additive Manufacturing
   12. Batteries and Electronic Interfaces in 4D Printing
   13. Closed-Loop 4D Printing of Autonomous Soft Robots