A5046416828- Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Surface Modification and Superhydrophobicity
- Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
- Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
- Photopolymerization techniques and applications
- Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
- Metamaterials and Metasurfaces Applications
- Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
- Advanced Antenna and Metasurface Technologies
- Interactive and Immersive Displays
- Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
- Electromagnetic wave absorption materials
- Pickering emulsions and particle stabilization
- Cephalopods and Marine Biology
- Advancements in Transdermal Drug Delivery
- Micro and Nano Robotics
- Photochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry
- Nonlinear Optical Materials Studies
- Thermal Radiation and Cooling Technologies
- Microfluidic and Bio-sensing Technologies
- Polymer composites and self-healing
- Injection Molding Process and Properties
- Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods
- Nanomaterials and Printing Technologies
Arizona State University
2019-2024
University of Southern California
2017-2021
Southern California University for Professional Studies
2018-2020
Nanjing University of Aeronautics and Astronautics
2015
Abstract Biomimetic functional surfaces are attracting increasing attention for various technological applications, especially the superhydrophobic inspired by plant leaves. However, replication of complex hierarchical microstructures is limited traditional fabrication techniques. In this paper, micro‐scale artificial hairs with eggbeater heads Salvinia molesta leaf was fabricated Immersed surface accumulation three dimensional (3D) printing process. Multi‐walled carbon nanotubes were added...
Lightweight and strong structural materials attract much attention due to their strategic applications in sports, transportation, aerospace, biomedical industries. Nacre exhibits high strength toughness from the brick-and-mortar-like structure. Here, we present a route build nacre-inspired hierarchical structures with complex three-dimensional (3D) shapes by electrically assisted 3D printing. Graphene nanoplatelets (GNs) are aligned electric field (433 V/cm) during printing act as bricks...
Abstract The research of functional magnetic materials has become a hot topic in the past few years due to their fast, long‐range, and precise response diverse environments. Functional devices using different structure designs have been developed demonstrated good advantages enable various applications. However, required for functions also increase fabrication difficulties while developing such devices. 3D printing technology presents powerful promising manufacturing approach rapidly...
Thermoelectric generators (TEGs) provide a unique solution for energy harvesting from waste heat, presenting potential green energy. However, traditional rigid and flexible TEGs cannot work on complex dynamic surfaces. Here, we report stretchable TEG (S-TEG) (over 50% stretchability of the entire device) that is geometrically suitable various surfaces heat sources. The S-TEG consists hot-pressed nanolayered p-(Sb2Te3) n-(Bi2Te3)-type thermoelectric couple arrays exploits wavy serpentine...
Traditional honeycomb-like structural electromagnetic (EM)-wave-absorbing materials have been widely used in various equipment as multifunctional materials. However, current EM-wave-absorbing are limited by narrow absorption bandwidths and incidence angles because of their anisotropic morphology. The work presented here proposes a novel metastructure with an isotropic morphology inspired the gyroid microstructures seen Parides sesostris butterfly wings. A matching redesign methodology...
Abstract The inherent fog collection mechanism used by the cactus gives inspirations for constructing energy‐efficient and environmentally friendly water devices. However, related studies meet bottleneck on improving efficiency because it is hard to replicate real natural clusters of branched spines traditional manufacturing methods. immersed surface accumulation based 3D printing provides a tool reproduce spines, enabling study artificial with various designs. Here, cactus‐inspired...
Abstract Microneedle arrays show many advantages in drug delivery applications due to their convenience and reduced risk of infection. Compared other microscale manufacturing methods, 3D printing easily overcomes challenges the fabrication microneedles with complex geometric shapes multifunctional performance. However, material characteristics limitations on capability, there are still bottlenecks overcome for printed achieve mechanical performance needed various clinical applications. The...
Abstract Natural organisms have evolved a series of versatile functional biomaterials and structures to cope with survival crises in their living environment, exhibiting outstanding properties such as superhydrophobicity, anisotropy, mechanical reinforcement, which provided abundant inspiration for the design fabrication next‐generation multi‐functional devices. However, lack available materials limitations traditional manufacturing methods complex multiscale hindered progress bio‐inspired...
The revolution of additive manufacturing (AM) has led to many opportunities in fabricating complex and novel products. increase printable materials the emergence fabrication processes continuously expand possibility engineering systems which product components are no longer limited be single material, scale, or function. In fact, a paradigm shift is taking place industry from geometry-centered usage supporting functional demands. Consequently, engineers expected resolve wide range difficult...
Flame-retardant and thermal management structures have attracted great attention due to the requirement of high-temperature exposure in industrial, aerospace, power fields, but development protective fire-retardant with complex shapes fit arbitrary surfaces is still challenging. Herein, we reported a rotation-blade casting-assisted 3D printing process fabricate nacre-inspired exceptional mechanical flame-retardant properties, related fundamental mechanisms are studied....
Nonlinear frequency conversion of structured beams has been great interest recently. We present an intracavity second harmonic generation (SHG) laser in transverse mode locking (TML) states with a specially designed sandwich such as microchip laser. The nonlinear process beam TML state to its is theoretically and experimentally investigated, considering different relative phase weight parameters between the basic modes beam. Comparison far-field SHG patterns fundamental coherently locked...
Traditionally, the fabrication of temporary teeth restorations must go through multiple processes such as moulding, curing and post finishing, which requires extensive expertise dentists. In addition, handmade are usually unable to precisely fit patient’s due limited formability material. To address problem, a three-dimensional (3D) printing technology named temperature controlled mask image projection based stereolithography (TCMIP-SL) is presented for dental materials in this paper, with...
Abstract Flexible sensors with accurate detection of environmental stimuli (e.g., humidity and chemical substances) have drawn increasing research interests in biomedical engineering science. However, most work is focused on isotropic sensing liquid occurrence due to the limitation material development, sensor design, fabrication capability. 3D printing used build multifunctional flexible multimaterials enabling anisotropic microliquid droplets, described herein. Electrical conductive...
Creatures in nature possess unique smart material systems that can sense environmental changes with evolved self-responsible architectures. For example, the Japetella heathi octopus exhibits a remarkable ability to change its appearance evade attention of predators. Here, we present an approach produce heathi-inspired materials thermal sensing architectures by multimaterial three-dimensional (3D) printing, where both conventional acrylic-based ultraviolet resins and reactive liquid crystals...
The mask image projection-based stereolithography (MIP-SL) is a low-cost and high-resolution additive manufacturing (AM) process. However, the slow speed of part separation resin refilling primary bottleneck that limits fabrication MIP-SL In addition, stair-stepping effect due to layer-based process surface quality built parts. To address critical issues in related fabrication, we present video (MVP-SL) with continuous flow light exposure. newly developed AM enables three-dimensional (3D)...
Craniofacial bones protect vital organs, perform important physiological functions, and shape facial identity. Critical-size defects (CSDs) in calvarial bones, which will not heal spontaneously, are caused by trauma, congenital defects, or tumor resections. They pose a great challenge for patients physicians, significantly compromise quality of life. Currently, CSDs treated either allogenic autologous grafts, metal other synthetic plates that associated with considerable complications. While...
Abstract The creatures in nature exhibit dynamic responses to environmental stimuli through their hierarchical architectures. Benefiting from gradient porous structures, Delosperma nakurense opens its protective valves of the seed capsules when hydrated with liquid water, increasing likelihood that seeds are dispersed under conditions favorable germination. Here, a versatile 4D printing technology, namely crystal templating‐assisted vat photopolymerization (LCT‐VPP), which can fabricate...
Abstract This paper presents a scalable and straightforward technique for the immediate patterning of liquid metal/polymer composites via multiphase 3D printing. Capitalizing on polymer's capacity to confine metal (LM) into diverse patterns. The interplay between distinctive fluidic properties its self‐passivating oxide layer within an oxidative environment ensures resilient interface with polymer matrix. study introduces inventive approach achieving versatile patterns in eutectic gallium...