'Pop-up': process transforms planar materials into 3D structures

摘要

Complex, 3D microanostructures are ubiquitous in biology, where they provide essential functions in even the most basic forms of life. Similar design strategies have great potential for use in a wide variety of man-made systems, from biomedical devices to micro-electromechanical systems (MEMS), photonics and optoelectronics, metamaterials, electronics, energy storage, and more.