Shape-shifting of hyperbolic surfaces: Design and analysis of a shape-shifting method for complex hyperbolic surfaces, based on a passive frame in combination with an active shape-memory polymer

Almost every tissue in the human body is curved in a certain way. Examples are the extracellular matrix of different tissues such as trabecular bone, different acini and blood vessels. As such, the ability to create complex curved structures is crucial in the development of biomimetic biomaterials that could be used, for example, for tissue...

Meta-biomaterials with minimal surface morphology

Triply Periodic Minimal Surfaces (TPMS) have earned great popularity in porous meta- biomaterials by cause of unique mass transfer properties, tunable mechanical properties, large pore space and high surface to volume ratio. Numerical and experimental studies suggest a great potential for TPMS-based architectures in the treatment of segmental...