“…Another promising method for printing structurally complex 3D architectures is via embedded printing where materials that are not self-supporting are extruded into a liquid or gel matrix. , Embedded printing is a method pioneered in biomedical science for the fabrication of cell-based organisms and organ scaffolds. − Embedded printing of smart, shape-changing materials, here termed embedded 4D printing, has seen limited investigation in the literature. To date, embedded 4D printing has been used to fabricate structures which can change their shape using shape memory polymers (SMP) , and simple, bilayer hydrogels. , Nonetheless, SMPs can only achieve one-way shape transformation before requiring reprogramming while hydrogel-based actuation is slow, requiring up to multiple days for large structures . Some researchers have extruded LCE into the liquid matrix to reduce die-swell during extrusion for high-fidelity printed lines or to provide a catalyst for immediate curing of the LCE ink .…”