Soft microorigami: self-folding polymer films

Fabrication of 3D objects using folding of thin films is a novel and very attractive research field. The manuscript overviews recent advances in development and application of polymer films, which are able to fold and form 3D structures.

[1]  David H Gracias,et al.  Tetherless thermobiochemically actuated microgrippers , 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

[2]  A. Lendlein,et al.  Multifunctional Shape‐Memory Polymers , 2010, Advanced materials.

[3]  M. C. Stuart,et al.  Emerging applications of stimuli-responsive polymer materials. , 2010, Nature materials.

[4]  W. Huck,et al.  Controlled Folding of 2D Au–Polymer Brush Composites into 3D Microstructures , 2011 .

[5]  E. Sharon,et al.  Shaping of Elastic Sheets by Prescription of Non-Euclidean Metrics , 2007, Science.

[6]  J. Lewis,et al.  Two- and three-dimensional folding of thin film single-crystalline silicon for photovoltaic power applications , 2009, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

[7]  Hongyan He,et al.  An oral delivery device based on self-folding hydrogels. , 2006, Journal of controlled release : official journal of the Controlled Release Society.

[8]  Valeriy Luchnikov,et al.  Formation of self-rolled polymer microtubes studied by combinatorial approach , 2008 .

[9]  L. J. Lee,et al.  Self-folding of three-dimensional hydrogel microstructures. , 2005, The journal of physical chemistry. B.

[10]  L. Ionov,et al.  Temperature controlled encapsulation and release using partially biodegradable thermo-magneto-sensitive self-rolling tubes , 2010 .

[11]  Stephen Z. D. Cheng,et al.  Three-dimensional actuators transformed from the programmed two-dimensional structures via bending, twisting and folding mechanisms , 2011 .

[12]  Oliver G Schmidt,et al.  Rolled-up transparent microtubes as two-dimensionally confined culture scaffolds of individual yeast cells. , 2009, Lab on a chip.

[13]  Rina Tannenbaum,et al.  Capture/release ability of thermo-responsive polymer particles , 2010 .

[14]  H Tanaka,et al.  Programmable matter by folding , 2010, Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.

[15]  David H Gracias,et al.  Three-dimensional microwell arrays for cell culture. , 2011, Lab on a chip.

[16]  L. Ionov.  Actively-moving materials based on stimuli-responsive polymers , 2010 .

[17]  Oliver G. Schmidt,et al.  System investigation of a rolled-up metamaterial optical hyperlens structure , 2009 .

[18]  E. Smela,et al.  Controlled Folding of Micrometer-Size Structures , 1995, Science.

[19]  Hongyan He,et al.  Fabrication of particulate reservoir-containing, capsulelike, and self-folding polymer microstructures for drug delivery. , 2007, Small.

[20]  D. Gracias,et al.  Photolithographically patterned smart hydrogel based bilayer actuators , 2010 .

[21]  Wilhelm T. S. Huck,et al.  Exploring Actuation and Mechanotransduction Properties of Polymer Brushes , 2008 .

[22]  Tien,et al.  Forming electrical networks in three dimensions by self-assembly , 2000, Science.

[23]  David H Gracias,et al.  Thin film stress driven self-folding of microstructured containers. , 2008, Small.

[24]  D. Stickler,et al.  Rolled-up three-dimensional metamaterials with a tunable plasma frequency in the visible regime. , 2009, Physical review letters.

[25]  Frank Simon,et al.  A Novel Approach for the Fabrication of Silica and Silica/Metal Hybrid Microtubes , 2009 .

[26]  Peter X Ma,et al.  Biomimetic materials for tissue engineering. , 2008, Advanced drug delivery reviews.

[27]  C. Ohm,et al.  Liquid Crystalline Elastomers as Actuators and Sensors , 2010, Advanced materials.

[28]  Jeong-Hyun Cho,et al.  Directed growth of fibroblasts into three dimensional micropatterned geometries via self-assembling scaffolds. , 2010, Biomaterials.

[29]  D. Gracias,et al.  Pick-and-place using chemically actuated microgrippers. , 2008, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

[30]  Martin Pumera,et al.  Magnetic Control of Tubular Catalytic Microbots for the Transport, Assembly, and Delivery of Micro‐objects , 2010 .

[31]  L. Ionov,et al.  Self-folding all-polymer thermoresponsive microcapsules , 2011 .

[32]  M. Jamal,et al.  Enzymatically triggered actuation of miniaturized tools. , 2010, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

[33]  Alfred J. Crosby,et al.  Adaptive polymer particles , 2008 .

[34]  David H Gracias,et al.  Three-dimensional fabrication at small size scales. , 2010, Small.

[35]  I. Lundström,et al.  Microrobots for micrometer-size objects in aqueous media: potential tools for single-cell manipulation. , 2000, Science.

[36]  Paul B. Reverdy,et al.  Capillary origami: spontaneous wrapping of a droplet with an elastic sheet. , 2006, Physical review letters.

[37]  David H Gracias,et al.  Spatially controlled chemistry using remotely guided nanoliter scale containers. , 2006, Journal of the American Chemical Society.

[38]  Valeriy Luchnikov,et al.  Self‐Rolled Polymer and Composite Polymer/Metal Micro‐ and Nanotubes with Patterned Inner Walls , 2005 .

[39]  G. Whitesides,et al.  Muscular Thin Films for Building Actuators and Powering Devices , 2007, Science.

[40]  David H. Gracias,et al.  Self-loading lithographically structured microcontainers: 3D patterned, mobile microwells. , 2008, Lab on a chip.

[41]  Oliver G Schmidt,et al.  Self-assembled ultra-compact energy storage elements based on hybrid nanomembranes. , 2010, Nano letters.

[42]  Wenmiao Shu,et al.  Polyelectrolyte brush amplified electroactuation of microcantilevers. , 2008, Nano letters.

[43]  Gu Han Kwon,et al.  Electrically-driven hydrogel actuators in microfluidic channels: fabrication, characterization, and biological application. , 2010, Lab on a chip.