The Design of Active Materials and Structures Lab (DAMSL) harnesses the potential of materials that respond to their environment by incorporating them into unique structures - particularly textile structures. These systems incorporating active materials have applications in many fields including aerospace, biomedical, wearables, and consumer products.
Impact Areas
- Human Health
- Creation of actuating textiles for self-fitting and active compression garments
- Next Generation Manufacturing
- Design and manufacture of NiTi microfilament spun yarns
- Programmable surfaces
- Robotics & Mobility
- Superelastic structures
- Superelastic structures