A Review of Multimaterial Additively Manufactured Electronics and 4-D Printing/Origami Shape-Memory Devices: Design, Fabrication, and Implementation

  • Yang Yang*
  • , Zhiwei Yin
  • , Xuyi Zhu
  • , Hani Al Jamal
  • , Xiaojing Lv
  • , Kexin Hu
  • , Marvin Joshi
  • , Nathan Wille
  • , Mengze Li
  • , Bing Zhang
  • , Zhen Luo
  • , Shlomo Magdassi
  • , Manos Tentzeris
  • *Corresponding author for this work

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Abstract

Emerging additive manufacturing (AM) technologies, specifically additively manufactured electronics (AME), 4-D printing, and origami, are reshaping the design capabilities and functionalities of contemporary electronic devices. Cutting-edge 3-D/4-D printing technologies facilitate the prototyping and realization of complex electronic functions that are challenging to conventional methods. This article provides a comprehensive overview of the evolving techniques in AME, 4-D printing, and origami, employing multimaterials (conductive and dielectric materials) and shape-memory materials (SMMs) to fabricate functional electronic components and devices. Additionally, the overview delves into the state-of-the-art AME and 4-D-printed electronic components across diverse fields, including biomedical electronics, space engineering, and the advancements in the next-generation wireless communications and sensing.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)954-999
Number of pages46
JournalProceedings of the IEEE
Volume112
Issue number8
DOIs
StatePublished - 2024

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Keywords

  • 3-D-printed electronics
  • 4-D printing
  • additively manufactured electronics (AME)
  • origami
  • shape-memory alloy (SMA)
  • shape-memory polymer (SMP)

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