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Polymer Reviews Volume 53, 2013 - Issue 1
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3D Microfabrication using Stimuli-Responsive Self-Folding Polymer Films

Leonid Ionov Leibniz Institute of Polymer Research Dresden, Dresden, Germany
Pages 92-107 | Received 03 Oct 2012, Accepted 16 Nov 2012, Published online: 04 Feb 2013
 
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Abstract

Fabrication of complex 3D objects using folding of thin films is a novel and very attractive research field. This manuscript overviews recent progress in development, investigation, and application of self-folding polymer films which are able to fold and form various 3D structures. The review discusses the basic principles of design of self-folding films, fabrication of self-folding films, possibilities to build complex 3D shapes, their responsive properties, and applications.

Acknowledgement

The author is grateful to DFG (Grant IO 68/1-1) for financial support.

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