Active composites based on shape memory polymers: overview, fabrication methods, applications, and future prospects
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have received immense attention from materials research
community thanks to their unrivaled properties such as high recoverable strains (up to …
community thanks to their unrivaled properties such as high recoverable strains (up to …
A comprehensive review on thermomechanical constitutive models for shape memory polymers
Shape memory polymers are a class of smart materials, which are capable of fixing their
deformed shapes, and can return to their original shape in reaction to external stimulus such …
deformed shapes, and can return to their original shape in reaction to external stimulus such …
Modeling the thermo-mechanical behavior and constrained recovery performance of cold-programmed amorphous shape-memory polymers
L Dai, C Tian, R Xiao - International Journal of Plasticity, 2020 - Elsevier
The low recovery stress has limited utilizing shape-memory polymers (SMPs) as actuators.
In this work, we demonstrate that the resultant recovery stress of amorphous SMPs can be …
In this work, we demonstrate that the resultant recovery stress of amorphous SMPs can be …
Bio-inspired 4D printed intelligent lattice metamaterials with tunable mechanical property
X Zhang, Y Han, M Zhu, Y Chu, W Li, Y Zhang… - International Journal of …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract 4D-printed intelligent metamaterials possess a multitude of potential applications in
the engineering fields due to their novel structures and functions. In this paper, a …
the engineering fields due to their novel structures and functions. In this paper, a …
A thermodynamic constitutive model for shape memory polymers based on phase transition
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a type of soft smart materials that can recover from the
pre-deformed shape to the original shape under different external stimuli. Existing …
pre-deformed shape to the original shape under different external stimuli. Existing …
Multi-material 3D printed shape memory polymer with tunable melting and glass transition temperature activated by heat or light
E Sachyani Keneth, R Lieberman, M Rednor, G Scalet… - Polymers, 2020 - mdpi.com
Shape memory polymers are attractive smart materials that have many practical applications
and academic interest. Three-dimensional (3D) printable shape memory polymers are of …
and academic interest. Three-dimensional (3D) printable shape memory polymers are of …
4D multimaterial printing of programmable and selective light‐activated shape‐memory structures with embedded gold nanoparticles
Y Wang, E Sachyani Keneth… - Advanced Materials …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Abstract 4D printing is based on 3D printing of objects that can change their shape upon a
proper triggering. Here, a novel approach is reported for fabricating programmable 3D …
proper triggering. Here, a novel approach is reported for fabricating programmable 3D …
Experimental and computational analysis of a pharmaceutical-grade shape memory polymer applied to the development of gastroretentive drug delivery systems
The present paper aims at developing an integrated experimental/computational approach
towards the design of shape memory devices fabricated by hot-processing with potential for …
towards the design of shape memory devices fabricated by hot-processing with potential for …
Thermomechanical constitutive modeling of fiber reinforced shape memory polymer composites based on thermodynamics with internal state variables
Shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) can be used to improve the mechanical
properties of the shape memory polymers (SMPs). They also have the potential to enhance …
properties of the shape memory polymers (SMPs). They also have the potential to enhance …
A 3D finite deformation constitutive model for anisotropic shape memory polymer composites integrating viscoelasticity and phase transition concept
The phase transition theory of shape memory polymers (SMPs) often involves a
phenomenological assumption that the reference configuration of the newly transformed …
phenomenological assumption that the reference configuration of the newly transformed …