Advances in shape memory polymers: Remote actuation, multi-stimuli control, 4D printing and prospective applications

X Wang, Y He, Y Liu, J Leng - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

Recent insight into the biomedical applications of polybutylene succinate and polybutylene succinate-based materials

A Mtibe, S Muniyasamy, TC Mokhena, O Ofosu… - Express Polymer …, 2023 - real.mtak.hu
The development of biodegradable and biocompatible materials to replace non-
biodegradable synthetic polymers has received significant interest in biomedical …

Research on rheological properties and modification mechanism of waterborne polyurethane modified bitumen

Y Zhao, X Gong, Q Liu - Construction and Building Materials, 2023 - Elsevier
Polyurethane (PU) based materials are emerging as asphalt modifiers due to their unique
molecular structure, but the production of commonly used PU prepolymers and PU …

Temperature responsive shape memory polyurethanes

S Mondal - Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Among various SMPs, polyurethane-based temperature-responsive shape memory polymer
has received great interest to the material scientists due to their excellent shape memory …

4D Printing of Electroactive Triple-Shape Composites

MY Razzaq, J Gonzalez-Gutierrez, M Farhan, R Das… - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Triple-shape polymers can memorize two independent shapes during a controlled recovery
process. This work reports the 4D printing of electro-active triple-shape composites based …

One-way shape memory polyesters-evolution, growth, developments, and current trends

S Basak, P Dasgupta… - … -Plastics Technology and …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of smart materials that, when excited by a
stimulus, can revert to their original shape after being temporarily deformed. Due to its …

Bilayer Bending Actuators Based on Semicrystalline Polyurethanes with Large Thermal‐Expansion Coefficients

LF Muff, C Weder - Advanced Intelligent Systems, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Thermoresponsive polymer‐based bilayer bending actuators rely on the dissimilar thermal
expansion of the polymers that form the two layers. To maximize the heat‐induced change in …

Trans-polyisoprene/poly (Ethylene-co-vinyl acetate) polymer composites as high-performance triple shape memory materials

H Xin, Y Li, Q Peng - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
The performance and programming conditions of the triple shape memory of crosslinked
trans-polyisoprene/poly (ethylene-co-vinyl acetate)(TPI/EVA) composites with different …

Triple shape memory effect of ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer/poly (propylene carbonate) blends with broad composite ratios and phase morphologies

G Shi, C Huang, X Cao, M Liu, J Zhang, K Zheng, Y Ma - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
In this work, a triple-shape memory polymer (SMP) was prepared by chemically crosslinking
melting blending from ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (EVA) and poly (propylene …

Influence of spinning method on shape memory effect of thermoplastic polyurethane yarns

L Benecke, R Tonndorf, C Cherif, D Aibibu - Polymers, 2023 - mdpi.com
Shape memory polymers are gaining increasing attention, especially in the medical field,
due to their ability to recover high deformations, low activation temperatures, and relatively …