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    • Developing adaptive materials with controllable shape-changing capabilities is crucial for advanced manufacturing.
    • Existing methods for creating 3D structures often lack reversibility and reconfigurability.
    • Elastic composites offer a versatile platform for programmable material behavior.

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    • To demonstrate a novel method for creating reprogrammable 3D structures from elastic composite sheets.
    • To investigate the use of phase change microparticles and thermal patterning for controlled 2D-to-3D shape transformation.
    • To explore the potential applications of these reconfigurable structures.

    Main Methods:

    • Fabrication of elastic composite sheets incorporating phase change microparticles.
    • Application of localized thermal patterning to induce anisotropic residual strain.
    • Controlled release of pre-stretched sheets to assemble 3D structures.
    • Utilizing finite element modeling to predict and validate shape assembly.

    Main Results:

    • Successfully demonstrated the assembly of complex 3D structures (bending, folding, buckling, wrinkling) from 2D sheets.
    • Achieved reversible shape changes by controlling the phase transition of embedded microparticles via thermal stimuli.
    • Validated experimental results with finite element modeling, showing good agreement.
    • Showcased potential applications including rewritable surfaces and reconfigurable actuators.

    Conclusions:

    • The developed strategy enables reversible programming of 3D shapes in elastic composites through controlled phase change microstructures.
    • This approach offers a versatile platform for fabricating functional devices with dynamic shape-shifting capabilities.
    • The reprogrammable nature of these structures opens new avenues for adaptive materials and devices.