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US 2025/0341817 A1Published application
Kirigami-based platform for shape programmable and stretch controllable applications
AssigneeNorthwestern University
InventorsHoracio Dante Espinosa, Nicolas Alejandro Alderete
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Abstract
In an aspect, a Kirigami motif includes a substrate including a plane. The Kirigami motif includes inner panels defined by geometric cuts disposed through the substrate. The geometric cuts include fixed geometric parameters. The substrate is configured for controlled actuation in-plane, with respect to the plane, to control out-of-plane deformation of the inner panels.
Claims20
A Kirigami motif comprising:
- a substrate comprising a plane;
- and
- inner panels defined by geometric cuts disposed through the substrate, the geometric cuts comprising fixed geometric parameters, wherein the substrate is configured for controlled actuation in-plane, with respect to the plane, to control out-of-plane deformation of the inner panels.
A device comprising:
- at least one Kirigami motif, where in the at least one Kirigami motif comprises a substrate comprising a plane;
- and
- inner panels defined by geometric cuts disposed through the substrate, the geometric cuts comprising fixed geometric parameters, wherein the substrate is configured for controlled actuation in-plane, with respect to the plane, to control out-of-plane deformation of the inner panels.
Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.