Morphing Metal and Elastomer Bicontinuous Foams for Reversible Stiffness, Shape Memory, and Self-Healing Soft Machines.
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A metal-elastomer-foam composite that varies in stiffness, that can change shape and store shape memory, that self-heals, and that welds into monolithic structures from smaller components is presented.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Advanced materials
دوره 28 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2016