Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart materials capable of changing their shapes in a
predefined manner under a proper applied stimulus and have gained considerable interest …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have received immense attention from materials research
community thanks to their unrivaled properties such as high recoverable strains (up to …

This paper aims at 4D printing of Polyvinyl Chloride (PVC) as an stimuli responsive shape
memory polymer (SMP) with a high level of stress recovery, making it interesting for …

Multifunctional polyurethane shape memory polymers (PU-SMPs) have been of increasing
interest in various applications. Here we report structure characterization, detailed …

Additive manufacturing is one of the advanced manufacturing methods for producing cellular
composites with desired infill patterns. Previous studies of the influence of the printing infill …

Glassy polymers exhibit a strong thermomechanical coupling when subjected to mechanical
loading. A homogeneous strain distribution can be achieved in uniaxial compression …

Abstract 4D printing is the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of objects that can transform
their shape in a controlled and predictable way when subjected to external stimuli. A thermo …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a group of smart materials that, by applying an external
stimulation such as the temperature, retrieve their permanent shape from a temporary one …

The utilization of epoxy shape memory polymers (SMPs) as engineering materials for
deployable structures has attracted considerable attention due to their excellent thermo …

The influences of loading conditions on the shape memory effect (SME) of thermo-induced
shape memory polyurethane (TSMPU) are investigated by series of thermo-mechanical …