Apparatus and method of controlling stiffness of soft material

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PATENT NO 10737409
APP PUB NO 20170246768A1
SERIAL NO

15441880

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Provided are an apparatus and a method of controlling a stiffness of a soft material hardened from a liquid state having viscosity into a solid state. The apparatus of controlling a stiffness of a soft material includes: a soft material accommodating means including a chamber corresponding to a space in which the soft material having fluidity before being hardened is accommodated and a wall structure surrounding the chamber; and a stimulus means applying a stimulus to the soft material to generate a flow in the soft material, wherein a flow is applied to the soft material to control the stiffness in the soft material and control stiffnesses to be different from each other in each region of the soft material.

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INDUSTRY-ACADEMIC COOPERATION FOUNDATION YONSEI UNIVERSITY50 YONSEI-RO SINCHON-DONG SEODAEMUN-GU YONSEI UNIVERSITY SEOUL 03722

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Inventor Name Address # of filed Patents Total Citations
Kang, Byungjun Seoul, KR 15 4
Lee, Hyungsuk Seoul, KR 9 44

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