In:
Science Advances, American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), Vol. 3, No. 6 ( 2017-06-02)
Abstract:
Sophisticated three-dimensional (3D) structures found in nature are self-organized by bottom-up natural processes. To artificially construct these complex systems, various bottom-up fabrication methods, designed to transform 2D structures into 3D structures, have been developed as alternatives to conventional top-down lithography processes. We present a different self-organization approach, where we construct microstructures with periodic and ordered, but with random architecture, like mazes. For this purpose, we transformed planar surfaces using wrinkling to directly use randomly generated ridges as maze walls. Highly regular maze structures, consisting of several tessellations with customized designs, were fabricated by precisely controlling wrinkling with the ridge-guiding structure, analogous to the creases in origami. The method presented here could have widespread applications in various material systems with multiple length scales.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
2375-2548
DOI:
10.1126/sciadv.1700071
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Publication Date:
2017
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2810933-8
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