Ekin Sila Sahin will be delivering a presentation about the latest article "Cross-Sectional 4D-Printing: Upscaling Self-Shaping Structures with Differentiated Material Properties Inspired by the Large-Flowered Butterwort (Pinguicula grandiflora)" at London Design Biennale 2023. The talk will be done as an extension of the Automorph Network Exhibit under the general theme of "Self-Morphing Through Physics, Design and Architecture". The audience comprises researchers from diverse disciplines including Physics, Computer Science, Architecture, Design, and Biology in the field of self-morphing.
The proposed cross-sectional 4D-printing (CS4DP) concept emerged from cross-disciplinary research between biologists, plant mechanists, and architects. It introduces a new method for additive manufacturing, accompanied by a computational design approach, inspired by the shape transformation principles observed in the large-flowered butterwort, a carnivorous plant. CS4DP aims to expand the design space of bioinspired motion mechanisms to high-resolution, porous, and upscalable self-shaping structures that resemble the complexity found in nature. Additionally, the proposed concept endeavors to offer valuable insights from engineering to biology through reverse biomimetics.
The article was published in the special issue "Editorial Board Members' Collection Series: Biomimetics of Materials and Structures" and can be accessed using the following link: https://www.mdpi.com/2313-7673/8/2/233