System and method for four-dimensional printing of ceramic origami structures
US10377076B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jul 31, 2017 |
| Grant date | Aug 13, 2019 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jul 31, 2037 |
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- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC04B2235/9615
- WIPO fieldOther special machines
- WIPO sectorMechanical engineering
Abstract
A system and method of constructing a 4D-printed ceramic object includes extruding inks including particles and polymeric ceramic precursors through a nozzle to deposit the inks on a heating plate, whereby a 3D-printed elastomeric object is formed on the heating plate, folding the 3D-printed elastomeric object into a complex structure to form a 4D-printed pre-strained elastomeric object, and converting the 4D-printed elastomeric object into the 4D-printed ceramic object.
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