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+publication-date: 2025-04-26
+title: "Wearable Material Properties: Passive Wearable Microstructures as Adaptable Interfaces for the Physical Environment"
+authors:
+  - Yuyu Lin
+  - Hatice Gokcen Guner
+  - Jianzhe Gu
+  - Sonia Prashant
+  - Alexandra Ion
+venue: In Proceedings of CHI ’25. Yokohama, Japan. April 26 – May 01, 2025
+type:
+  - Conference
+  - Full Paper
+  - Peer-reviewed
+tags: 
+  - Dynamic Materials
+  - Fabrication
+  - Programmable Matter
+
+video: https://youtu.be/AqQ9LccZEow 
+video-thumb: https://youtu.be/AqQ9LccZEow
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+pdf: paper.pdf
+doi: https://doi.org/10.1145/3706598.3714215
+
+external-urls: 
+  - https://github.com/interactive-structures/wearable-mat-prop  
+  - https://interactive-structures.org/wearable-mat-prop/ 
+external-names:
+  - code
+  - design tool
+external-types:
+  - code
+  - link
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+
+<p>
+  Users interact with static objects daily, but their preferences and needs may vary. 
+  Making the objects dynamic or adaptable requires updating all objects. 
+  Instead, we propose a novel wearable interface that empowers users to adjust perceived material properties.
+</p>
+<p>
+  To explore such wearable interfaces, we design unit cell structures 
+  that can be tiled to create surfaces with switchable properties.
+  Each unit can be switched between two states while worn, through
+  an integrated bistable spring and tendon-driven trigger mechanism.
+  Our switchable properties include stiffness, height, shape, texture,
+  and their combinations. Our wearable material interfaces are passive,
+  3D printed, and personalizable. We present a design tool to
+  support users in designing their customized wearable material properties.
+  We demonstrate several example prototypes, e.g., a sleeve allowing users to adapt to how different surfaces feel, a shoe sole
+  for users walking on different ground conditions, a prototype supporting
+  both pillow and protective helmet properties, or a collar
+  that can be transformed into a neck pillow with variable support.
+</p>