Ali Zolfagharian

ORCID: 0000-0001-5302-360X
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Research Areas
  • Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
  • Advanced Sensor and Energy Harvesting Materials
  • Soft Robotics and Applications
  • 3D Printing in Biomedical Research
  • Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Cellular and Composite Structures
  • Modular Robots and Swarm Intelligence
  • Micro and Nano Robotics
  • Dielectric materials and actuators
  • Bone Tissue Engineering Materials
  • Innovations in Concrete and Construction Materials
  • Robot Manipulation and Learning
  • Vehicle Dynamics and Control Systems
  • Electrospun Nanofibers in Biomedical Applications
  • Brake Systems and Friction Analysis
  • Hydrogels: synthesis, properties, applications
  • Innovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation
  • Mechanical Engineering and Vibrations Research
  • Additive Manufacturing Materials and Processes
  • Nanofluid Flow and Heat Transfer
  • Advanced Battery Technologies Research
  • Neurological disorders and treatments
  • Vibration Control and Rheological Fluids
  • biodegradable polymer synthesis and properties

Deakin University
2016-2025

University of Manitoba
2023

Geelong Hospital
2020

Centro de Investigaciones en Optica
2019

Beijing University of Chemical Technology
2019

University of Technology Malaysia
2010-2015

Qaemshahr Islamic Azad University
2014

The main objective of this paper is to introduce complex structures with self-bending/morphing/rolling features fabricated by 4D printing technology, and replicate their thermo-mechanical behaviors using a simple computational tool. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) implemented fabricate adaptive composite performance-driven functionality built directly into materials. Structural primitives self-bending 1D-to-2D are first developed functionally graded printing. They then employed as actuation...

10.3390/ma12081353 article EN Materials 2019-04-25

Soft robotics is a recent and rapidly growing field of research that encompasses emerging advances in functional materials, fabrication, modelling, performance control with important applications the manipulation fragile objects. The incorporation three-dimensional (3D) printing into fabrication soft robots facilitates customisation their functions by strategic placement materials locations may be inaccessible conventional manufacturing methods. Most current 3D-printed robots, however, are...

10.1016/j.matdes.2019.108411 article EN cc-by-nc-nd Materials & Design 2019-12-12

4D bioprinting is the next-generation additive manufacturing-based fabrication platform employed to construct intricate, adaptive, and dynamic soft hard tissue structures as well biomedical devices. It achieved by using stimuli-responsive materials, especially shape memory polymers (SMPs) hydrogels, which possess desirable biomechanical characteristics. In last few years, numerous efforts have been made printing community develop novel polymeric materials considering their perspective. This...

10.1016/j.reactfunctpolym.2022.105374 article EN cc-by Reactive and Functional Polymers 2022-08-10

Abstract This study aims at introducing a number of two-dimensional (2D) re-entrant based zero Poisson’s ratio (ZPR) graded metamaterials for energy absorption applications. The metamaterials’ designs are inspired by the 2D image DNA molecule. inspiration indicates how unit cell must be patterned along with two orthogonal directions to obtain ZPR behavior. Also, much capacity can enhanced taking slots and horizontal beams into account molecule’s base pairs. comprise multi-stiffness cells,...

10.1088/1361-665x/ac47d6 article EN cc-by Smart Materials and Structures 2022-01-04

Nowadays, a wide range of robots are used in various fields, from car factories to assistant soft robots. In all these applications, effective control the robot is vital perform tasks assigned them. Soft and actuators have several advantages over traditional rigid manipulators, including lower power consumption, lighter weight, safer operation contact with live tissues, inexpensive manufacturing costs, quicker movements. However, controlling them more challenging. This paper presents...

10.1016/j.rcim.2023.102636 article EN cc-by Robotics and Computer-Integrated Manufacturing 2023-08-31

Abstract Nature frequently serves as an inspiration for modern robotics innovations that emphasize secure human–machine interaction. However, the advantages of increased automation and digital technology integration conflict with global environmental objectives. Accordingly, biodegradable soft robots have been proposed a range intelligent applications. Biodegradability provides extraordinary functional advantage operations involving shape transformation in response to external stimuli such...

10.1002/adsu.202300289 article EN cc-by-nc Advanced Sustainable Systems 2023-09-01

Abstract Shape-memory polymer (SMP)-based functional structures may now be produced more efficiently via four-dimensional (4D) printing, benefiting from the recent advances in multi-material three-dimensional printing technologies. Composite material design using 4D has opened new possibilities for customizing shape memory property of smart polymers. This work studies a strategy to harness desirable morphing by multimaterial composites with focus on detailed finite element (FE) procedure,...

10.1088/1361-665x/accba8 article EN cc-by Smart Materials and Structures 2023-04-10

Hydrogels have emerged in various biomedical applications, including tissue engineering and medical devices, due to their ability imitate the natural extracellular matrix (ECM) of tissues. However, conventional static hydrogels lack dynamically respond changes surroundings withstand robust biophysical microenvironment trigger on-demand functionality such as drug release mechanical change. In contrast, multifunctional dynamic can adapt external stimuli drawn great attention recent studies. It...

10.1016/j.cej.2024.150403 article EN cc-by Chemical Engineering Journal 2024-03-16

Abstract Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an advanced manufacturing technology that has rapidly emerged as a transformative tool with the capacity to reshape various research domains and industries. Distinguished by its integration of time dimension, 4D allows objects dynamically respond external stimuli, setting it apart from conventional 3D printing. This roadmap been devised, contributions 44 active researchers in this field 32 affiliations world-wide, navigate swiftly evolving landscape...

10.1088/1361-665x/ad5c22 article EN cc-by Smart Materials and Structures 2024-06-26

This article reviews soft pneumatic actuators (SPAs) that are manufactured entirely via additive manufacturing methods. These known as four-dimensional (4D)-printed SPAs and can generate bending motions in response to either pressurised or vacuum (negative pressure) air stimulus after fabrication. They characterised by geometrical material factors determine their motion trajectory, the force they exert on manipulated objects delicate applications such food handling non-invasive surgery....

10.1080/17452759.2020.1795209 article EN Virtual and Physical Prototyping 2020-08-03

This article shows how four-dimensional (4D) printing technology can engineer adaptive metastructures that exploit resonating self-bending elements to filter vibrational and acoustic noises change filtering ranges. Fused deposition modeling (FDM) is implemented fabricate temperature-responsive shape-memory polymer (SMP) with features. Experiments are conducted reveal the speed of 4D printer head affect functionally graded prestrain regime, shape recovery characteristics active elements. A 3D...

10.3390/polym12030519 article EN Polymers 2020-03-01

10.1016/j.sna.2018.03.034 article EN Sensors and Actuators A Physical 2018-03-26
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