کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
798204 1467118 2010 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Capillary induced self-assembly of thin foils into 3Dstructures
موضوعات مرتبط
مهندسی و علوم پایه سایر رشته های مهندسی مهندسی مکانیک
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Capillary induced self-assembly of thin foils into 3Dstructures
چکیده انگلیسی

Self-assembly of complex structures is common in nature. Self-assembly principles provide a promising way to fabricate three-dimensional, micro- or millimeter scale devices. In the present paper, we present a generalized analytical study of the self-folding of thin plates into deterministic 3D shapes through fluid–solid interactions. Based on the beam theory, a mechanics model is developed, incorporating the two competing components—a capillary force promoting folding and the bending rigidity of the foil that resists folding into a 3D structure. Through an equivalence argument of thin foils of different geometry, an effective folding parameter, which uniquely characterizes the driving force for folding, has been identified. A criterion for spontaneous folding of any shaped 2D patterned foil based on the effective folding parameter is thus established. The model predictions show excellent agreement with experimental measurements made on a variety of materials, indicating that the assumptions used in the analysis arevalid.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of the Mechanics and Physics of Solids - Volume 58, Issue 12, December 2010, Pages 2033–2042
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