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Origami-structures in nature: lessons in designing “smart” materials

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  23 March 2012

Biruta Kresling
Biruta Kresling*
Affiliation:
Experimental Design & Bionics, 170, rue Saint Charles F-75015 Paris / France UFG University of Art and Design, Linz, Department of Industrial Design, Hauptplatz 8 A – 4010 Linz / Austria
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Abstract

Origami – the Japanese term for “paper-folding” – in natural structures such as leaves of trees, fructifications and insect organs, has fascinated scientists and designers for over two decades. Technical origami, at the other hand, that focuses on the mechanical and functional properties of deployable lightweight structures, finds its way into the fields of biology, biomechanics and biomimetic engineering.

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biologicalbiomimetic (assembly)structural
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MRS Online Proceedings Library (OPL) , Volume 1420: Symposium OO – Multiscale Mechanics of Hierarchical Materials , 2012 , mrsf11-1420-oo02-01
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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2012

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