A plant-inspired approach can be used to print hydrogels that dynamically change shape on immersion in water in order to yield prescribed complex structures.
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Dickey, M. Shaped after print. Nature Mater 15, 379–380 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1038/nmat4608
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