Document Type
Patent
Publication Date
April 2013
Patent Number
8424265
Abstract
Shape-shifting surfaces that retain their effectiveness as physical barriers while undergoing changes in shape. The shape changes include any motion that makes the surface more effective at performing its function, such as expansion, shrinkage, twisting, encircling, wiggling, swallowing or constricting. The shape-shifting surfaces include tiled arrays of polygonal cells, each cell including specifically-designed compliant flexures attached to specifically-shaped overlapping thin plates or shells. Applications for such surfaces include micro-scale cellular engineering and macro-scale biomedical applications, recreational uses, national security, and environmental protection.
Application Number
13/302,606
Recommended Citation
Lusk, Craig Perry, "Shape-shifting surfaces" (2013). USF Patents. 211.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/usf_patents/211
Assignees
University of South Florida
Filing Date
11/22/2011
Primary/U.S. Class
52/46
