Merging strut-based and minimal surface meta-biomaterials: Decoupling surface area from mechanical properties

The rational design of bone-substituting biomaterials is relatively complex because they should meet a long list of requirements for optimal performance. Meta-biomaterials are micro-architected materials that hold great promise for meeting those requirements as they offer a unique combination of mechanical, mass-transport, and biological...

Hyperbolic origami-inspired folding of triply periodic minimal surface structures

Origami-inspired folding methods present novel pathways to fabricate three-dimensional (3D) structures from 2D sheets. A key advantage of this approach is that planar printing and patterning processes could be used prior to folding, affording enhanced surface functionality to the folded structures. This is particularly useful for 3D lattices,...