Photo-cross-linking: a powerful and versatile strategy to develop shape-memory polymers

H Xie, KK Yang, YZ Wang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Shape-memory polymers (SMPs), as an important class of smart materials, have
been attracting interests from both academia and industries. Over the past two decades, the …

A brief review of the shape memory phenomena in polymers and their typical sensor applications

L Sun, TX Wang, HM Chen, AV Salvekar, BS Naveen… - Polymers, 2019 - mdpi.com
In this brief review, an introduction of the underlying mechanisms for the shape memory
effect (SME) and various shape memory phenomena in polymers is presented first. After …

Review of mechanisms and deformation behaviors in 4D printing

H Ding, X Zhang, Y Liu, S Ramakrishna - The International Journal of …, 2019 - Springer
Although 3D printing was invented in 1984, it was not until recent years that it captured the
imagination of everyone from industry experts to at-home hobbyists. Three-dimensional …

Molecular design, synthesis and biomedical applications of stimuli-responsive shape memory hydrogels

R Liang, L Wang, H Yu, A Khan, BU Amin… - European Polymer …, 2019 - Elsevier
The review article encompasses an overview of the contemporary research related to an
arsenal of smart materials ie, shape memory hydrogels (SMHs). SMHs are instrumental in …

A poly (vinyl butyral)/graphene oxide composite with NIR light-induced shape memory effect and solid-state plasticity

Y Bai, J Zhang, D Wen, P Gong, X Chen - Composites Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
A NIR light-induced shape memory composite with light-induced plasticity was prepared by
incorporating graphene oxide (GO) into cross-linked poly (vinyl butyral)(PVB). The cross …

Long-term properties of carbon fiber-reinforced shape memory epoxy/polymer composites exposed to vacuum and ultraviolet radiation

JH Jang, SB Hong, JG Kim, NS Goo… - Smart Materials and …, 2019 - iopscience.iop.org
Shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) are being evaluated for aerospace
applications due to their lightweight and ease of self-deployment. For such applications, the …

[HTML][HTML] Effect of temperature on the mechanical behaviours of a single-ply weave-reinforced shape memory polymer composite

J Gao, W Chen, B Yu, P Fan, B Zhao, J Hu… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Single-ply weave-reinforced shape memory polymer composites (SpWR_SMPCs) are
promising materials for deployable space structures because they have high deformability …

Flexible and electro-induced shape memory Poly (Lactic Acid)-based material constructed by inserting a main-chain liquid crystalline and selective localization of …

MQ Li, JM Wu, F Song, DD Li, XL Wang, L Chen… - … Science and Technology, 2019 - Elsevier
To realize electro-induced shape memory effect for poly (lactic acid)(PLA)-based material, a
liquid crystalline, poly [4, 4'-bis (6-hydroxyhexyloxy) biphenyl phenylsuccinate](PBDPS), was …

In situ hydrogen-bonding complex mediated shape memory behavior of PAA/PEO blends

S Zou, R Lv, Z Tong, B Na, K Fu, H Liu - Polymer, 2019 - Elsevier
We report the shape-memory PAA/PEO blends where in situ hydrogen-bonding complex
and the excess PEO component serve as elastomer and switching element, respectively …

Bending shape memory behaviours of carbon fibre reinforced polyurethane-type shape memory polymer composites under relatively small deformation …

X Cheng, Y Chen, S Dai, MMM Bilek, S Bao… - Journal of the mechanical …, 2019 - Elsevier
Shape memory polyurethanes (SMPU) have been of great interest in biomedical
applications because of their unique ability to recover a primary shape by external actuation …