4D Multiscale Origami Soft Robots: A Review
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials Selection
2.1. Hydrogels
2.2. Elastomers
2.3. Liquid Crystal
2.4. Shape-Memory Materials
2.5. Hard Sheets
3. Fabrication
3.1. Molding
3.2. 3D/4D Printing
3.3. Deploying and Stacking
4. Actuation Triggers
4.1. Light
4.2. Heat
4.3. pH
4.4. Pneumatic
4.5. Magnetic
4.6. Electronic
4.7. Motor
5. Origami Design and Theory
6. Applications
6.1. Actuators
6.2. Biomedical Devices
6.3. Other Applications: Energy Harvesting and Locomotion
7. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Conflicts of Interest
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Materials | Scale | Advantages | Disadvantages | Actuation Triggers |
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Hydrogels | 100 µm−1 cm |
|
| pH [34], Heat [34], Light [35] |
Elastomers | 10 mm−5 cm |
|
| Pneumatic [36], Motor [37] |
Liquid Crystal | 10 mm−10 cm |
|
| Heat [38], Light [39], Electric [40] |
Shape-Memory Materials | 500 µ−10 cm |
|
| Heat [41,42], Electric [43,44,45,46], Moisture [44] |
Hard Sheets | 10 mm−1 m |
|
| Pneumatic [47,48], Magnetic [49], Electric [50], Motor [51] |
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Chicago/Turabian StyleSon, Hyegyo, Yunha Park, Young** Na, and ChangKyu Yoon. 2022. "4D Multiscale Origami Soft Robots: A Review" Polymers 14, no. 19: 4235. https://doi.org/10.3390/polym14194235