In recent years shape memory alloys (SMAs) have gained significant attention as potential
damping device materials. This article presents an extensive review of the damping …

Abstract 4D printing utilizes additive manufacturing methods to produce stimulus-responsive
components that can change its shape from one to another when subject to appropriate …

The study concerns a comprehensive summarization in using hybrid or hierarchical
structures with the adhesion of smart materials for enhancing the heat transfer coefficient …

Dielectric elastomer actuators (DEAs) artificial muscle is a typical interdisciplinary research
category, which has developed by leaps and bounds in the past 20 years, showing great …

Smart materials are able to react to different stimuli and adapt their shape to the
environment. Although the development of 3D printing technology increased the …

This paper presents an experimental investigation on the effect of structural (geometrical)
design on the thermomechanical behavior of shape memory polymers. Three beams with …

Due to their functional and biological benefits, shape memory polymer (SMP) stents have
attracted the attention of researchers in the biomedical science area. The highlights of this …

Estimating the functional as well as structural fatigue life of shape memory alloy (SMA)
components has become a challenging issue for researchers. In current work, by …

Superelastic shape memory alloy (SMA) exhibits the ability to undergo large deformations
before reverting back to its undeformed shape following the removal of the load. This unique …

The friction stir welding was proved to be a promising process to weld NiTi shape memory
alloy with adequate mechanical strength and retention of shape memory effect. In this work …