@article {D3MH00773A,
	title = {3D printing stretchable and compressible porous structures by polymerizable emulsions for soft robotics},
	journal = {Mater. Horiz.},
	volume = {10},
	year = {2023},
	pages = {4976-4985},
	publisher = {The Royal Society of Chemistry},
	abstract = {UV-curable 3D printing compositions for the fabrication of stretchable and flexible porous structures for soft robotics are presented. The stereolithography-based printing compositions are water-in-oil (W/O) emulsions in which water droplets are the pore-forming material, and the continuous phase is a stretchable polyurethane diacrylate (PUA). The porosity of the printed objects is controlled by the material{\textquoteright}s micro-porosity and by the macro-porosity obtained by a cellular design. The mechanical behavior can be tailored by the composition of the emulsion, providing both compliance and strength while utilizing a unique optimization methodology for fitting the ink to the 3D printer. This approach enables developing materials having superior mechanical properties, with the highest reported elongation-at-break for 3D printed porous structures, 450\%. The emulsion-based printing compositions were utilized for fabricating a soft robotic gripper with unique actuation performance that could not be obtained with commonly used materials.},
	doi = {10.1039/D3MH00773A},
	url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1039/D3MH00773A},
	author = {Bliah, Ouriel and Joe, Seonggun and Reinberg, Roei and Nardin, Anderson B. and Beccai, Lucia and Magdassi, Shlomo}
}
