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Hierarchical Polymer Microlattice Structures
Article first published online: 23 MAY 2012
DOI: 10.1002/adem.201200007
Copyright © 2012 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim
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Doty, R. E., Kolodziejska, J. A. and Jacobsen, A. J. (2012), Hierarchical Polymer Microlattice Structures. Adv. Eng. Mater., 14: 503–507. doi: 10.1002/adem.201200007
Publication History
- Issue published online: 3 JUL 2012
- Article first published online: 23 MAY 2012
- Manuscript Revised: 16 APR 2012
- Manuscript Received: 7 JAN 2012
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Abstract
In this paper, we describe a rapid method for fabricating a low density polymer microlattice with structural organization on two length scales. The topology of this hierarchical cellular structure is achieved through the in situ formation of a microlattice with small-scale lattice members (≈100 µm diameter) within a microlattice with approximately 12 times larger feature sizes. Compression experiments suggest that an increase in the specific plateau stress is realized by the introduction of hierarchy.