Additively manufactured dual-faced structured fabric for shape-adaptive protection

• Main Authors: Tian, Yuanyuan, Chen, Kaijuan, Zheng, Han, Kripalani, Devesh Raju, Zeng, Zhuohong, Jarlöv, Asker, Chen, Jiayao, Bai, Lichun, Ong, Adrian, Du, Hejun, Kang, Guozheng, Fang, Qihong, Zhao, Lihua, Qi, H. Jerry, Wang, Yifan, Zhou, Kun
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering; Additive Manufacturing; Deformation Recovery
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/169264
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Fabric-based materials have demonstrated promise for high-performance wearable applications but are currently restricted by their deficient mechanical properties. Here, this work leverages the design freedom offered by additive manufacturing and a novel interlocking pattern to for the first time fab...