Table 5. Summary of representative studies on programmable structures

Structure Authors Title Source Majorthemes
Serpentine Zhang et al. Buckling in serpentine microstructures and applications in elastomer-supported ultra-stretchable electronics with high areal coverage Soft Matter 2013 Mechanically programmed deformation using serpentine interconnects with out of-plane buckling, achieving up to 172% stretchability and stable conductivity under extremes train for soft electronic surfaces.
Kirigami Lie et al. Robust and multifunctional kirigami electronics with a tough and permeable aramid nanofiber framework Adv. Mater. 2022 Kirigami-patterned nanofiber composite platform enabling>130% stretchability and robust physiological sensing via transferprinted circuits and PEDOT- in-fused porous networks for breathable, skin-conformal soft electronics.
He et al. A kirigami-based reconfigurable meta surface for selective electromagnetic transmission modulation npj Flex. Electron. 2024 Kirigami-enabled mechanical reconfiguration of SRR metasurfaces on PI sub-strates, allowing polarization-selective EM wave modulation through strain-in-duced 3D transformation without active components.
Auxetic Loh et al. 3D printed metamaterial capacitive sensing array for universal jamming gripper and human joint wearables Adv. Eng. Mater. 20221 Auxetic 3D-printed capacitive sensor array enabling decoupled force sensing on deformable surfaces, with stable performance under strain and personalized conformability for soft robotics and wearables