Review of progress in shape memory epoxies and their composites

J Karger-Kocsis, S Kéki - Polymers, 2017 - mdpi.com
Shape memory polymer (SMP) is capable of memorizing one or more temporary shapes and
recovering successively to the permanent shape upon various external stimuli. Beside of the …

Smart polymer nanocomposites: A review.

WS Chow, ZA Mohd Ishak - Express polymer letters, 2020 - search.ebscohost.com
The development of smart polymer nanocomposites (SPN) has been an area of high
scientific and industrial interest in recent years, due to fantastic improvements achieved in …

[HTML][HTML] Bending shape recovery of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced epoxy-based shape memory polymer composites

F Li, F Scarpa, X Lan, L Liu, Y Liu, J Leng - Composites Part A: Applied …, 2019 - Elsevier
The thermo-mechanical properties of unidirectional carbon fiber reinforced epoxy-based
shape memory polymer (SMP) composites with fiber mass fractions of 16%, 23%, 30%, 37 …

Shape memory property and mechanism of the knitting-fabric reinforced epoxy composites subjected to tensile loading

H Ren, Y Ouyang, S Xiao, W Xu, Y Liu - Composites Science and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as stimulus-responsive shape-shifting materials, are
generally reinforced with particles and fibers to fabricate the shape memory polymer …

Thermal, near-infrared light, and amine solvent triple-responsive recyclable imine-type vitrimer: shape memory, accelerated photohealing/welding, and destructing …

H Zheng, S Wang, C Lu, Y Ren, Z Liu… - Industrial & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Currently, polyimine vitrimer is restricted by unitary functionality and poor responsiveness to
external stimuli, thus showing limited potentials for broader applications as a kind of smart …

[HTML][HTML] Synergistic effect enhanced shape recovery behavior of metal-4D printed shape memory polymer hybrid composites

Y Liu, F Zhang, J Leng, L Wang, C Cotton, B Sun… - Composites Part B …, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract The four-dimensional (4D) printing technology enables the convergence of three-
dimensional (3D) printing and shape memory polymer (SMP). The aim of this research is to …

Hydrogen bonding-derived healable polyacrylate elastomers via on-demand copolymerization of n-butyl acrylate and tert-butyl acrylate

W Wang, Z Liu, Z Guo, J Zhang, C Li… - … Applied Materials & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Achieving a desirable combination of good mechanical properties and healing efficiency is a
great challenge in the development of self-healing elastomers. Herein, a class of tough and …

Carbon fibre reinforced shape memory polymer composites for deployable space habitats

H Herath, JA Epaarachchi, MM Islam… - Engineer: Journal of the …, 2019 - research.usq.edu.au
Intelligent material shape memory polymers (SMPs) and their composites are capable of
memorizing and recovering the original shape upon exposure to a particular external …

Incorporation of modified graphene nanoplatelets for development of bio-based shape memory polymer of polypropylene carbonate (PPC)/Polycaprolactone (PCL)

M Hashemi, A Rostami, I Ghasemi, A Omrani - Journal of Polymers and …, 2023 - Springer
This study aimed to obtain a compound with superior shape memory properties and a
transfer temperature close to human body temperature. Therefore, by precise adjusting the …

Shape memory properties of epoxy with hybrid multi-walled carbon nanotube and montmorillonite nanoclay nanofiller

MH Mat Yazik, MT Hameed Sultan, M Jawaid… - Polymer Bulletin, 2024 - Springer
The shape memory epoxy polymer (SMEP) nanocomposite incorporated with hybrid of multi-
walled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) and montmorillonite nanoclay (MMT) was studied in …