About this Research Topic
Recently, mechanical engineering involving, vehicle, aerospace, ship and other engineering fields demand higher requirements for the lightweight and mechanical properties of the structures. Metamaterial is a type of artificial material with unique mechanical properties that are of great significance to the enhancement of structural properties for mechanical engineering.
New design strategies for metamaterials such as bio-inspired design are constantly advancing and evolving. In the past decade, a vast variety of bio-inspired metamaterial designs have been proposed, aiming to enhance mechanical properties, energy absorption, elasticity and multi-stability, and more. Now, the research of metamaterials is not content with merely achieving single performance enhancements but is instead pursuing advanced metamaterial design strategies that can offer mechanically tunable performance and multi-functionality. In addition, driven by urgent requirements of engineering application, the fabrication of metamaterials is a key focus within this research field.
The scope of this Research Topic is to highlight the latest advances and development trends in mechanical metamaterials, bio-inspired metamaterials, multi-functional metamaterials, and so on. Innovative design strategies, superior enhancement of mechanical properties, multi-functional realization and practical engineering applications are also the focus of attention. The Research Topic also focuses on advanced additive manufacturing technology that can realize 4D printing, multi-material, microstructures and other innovative structures for metamaterials. In this Research Topic, Original Research articles and Reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
• Mechanical metamaterials
• Bio-inspired metamaterials
• Active and reconfigurable mechanical metamaterials
• Multi-stable metamaterials
• Metamaterials with mechanically tunable performance
• Elastic metamaterials
• Origami and kirigami-inspired metamaterials
• Topological metamaterials
• Multi-functional metamaterials (mechanics, thermology, optics, acoustics, and so on)
• Multi-material metamaterials
• Microstructured metamaterials
• Advanced additive manufacturing technologies for mechanical metamaterials
• Engineering application of mechanical metamaterials
New design strategies for metamaterials such as bio-inspired design are constantly advancing and evolving. In the past decade, a vast variety of bio-inspired metamaterial designs have been proposed, aiming to enhance mechanical properties, energy absorption, elasticity and multi-stability, and more. Now, the research of metamaterials is not content with merely achieving single performance enhancements but is instead pursuing advanced metamaterial design strategies that can offer mechanically tunable performance and multi-functionality. In addition, driven by urgent requirements of engineering application, the fabrication of metamaterials is a key focus within this research field.
The scope of this Research Topic is to highlight the latest advances and development trends in mechanical metamaterials, bio-inspired metamaterials, multi-functional metamaterials, and so on. Innovative design strategies, superior enhancement of mechanical properties, multi-functional realization and practical engineering applications are also the focus of attention. The Research Topic also focuses on advanced additive manufacturing technology that can realize 4D printing, multi-material, microstructures and other innovative structures for metamaterials. In this Research Topic, Original Research articles and Reviews are welcome. Research areas may include (but are not limited to) the following:
• Mechanical metamaterials
• Bio-inspired metamaterials
• Active and reconfigurable mechanical metamaterials
• Multi-stable metamaterials
• Metamaterials with mechanically tunable performance
• Elastic metamaterials
• Origami and kirigami-inspired metamaterials
• Topological metamaterials
• Multi-functional metamaterials (mechanics, thermology, optics, acoustics, and so on)
• Multi-material metamaterials
• Microstructured metamaterials
• Advanced additive manufacturing technologies for mechanical metamaterials
• Engineering application of mechanical metamaterials
Keywords: Mechanical Metamaterials, Bio-inspired Metamaterials, Multi-functional metamaterials, Metastructures, Additive Manufacturing
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