4D Printing of Fully Programmable Sheets of Digital Metamaterials

Ido Levin; Ela Sachyani; Rama Lieberman; Noa Trink; Eran Sharon; Shlomo Magdassi

doi:10.1039/d5sm00780a

January 1, 2026Soft Matter

4D Printing of Fully Programmable Sheets of Digital Metamaterials

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Key Points

The central aim is to explore how 4D printing can create programmable sheets of digital metamaterials.
Utilized advanced 3D printing techniques for precise voxel placement.
Incorporated multi-material printing for enhanced functionality.
Developed responsive materials that react to environmental stimuli.
Successfully fabricated programmable sheets with varied structural properties.
Demonstrated the ability to create complex forms through precise material arrangement.
Proved the effectiveness of responsive materials in adaptive applications.

Implication

This investigation demonstrates the creation of complex structures in metamaterials, suggesting new applications in engineering.

Abstract

Advances in 3D printing technology now enable the precise positioning of microscopic material voxels to form complex structures. Combined with emerging multi-material capabilities and printable responsive materials, this opens new...

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Levin et al. (2026) studied this question.

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