Shape memory polymers: Past, present and future developments

MD Hager, S Bode, C Weber, US Schubert - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) represent a highly interesting class of materials. As one
representative of the intelligent polymeric systems, these materials gained significant …

Photo-cross-linking: a powerful and versatile strategy to develop shape-memory polymers

H Xie, KK Yang, YZ Wang - Progress in Polymer Science, 2019 - Elsevier
Abstract Shape-memory polymers (SMPs), as an important class of smart materials, have
been attracting interests from both academia and industries. Over the past two decades, the …

On reducing anisotropy in 3D printed polymers via ionizing radiation

S Shaffer, K Yang, J Vargas, MA Di Prima, W Voit - Polymer, 2014 - Elsevier
The mechanical properties of materials printed using fused filament fabrication (FFF) 3D
printers typically rely only on adhesion among melt processed thermoplastic polymer …

Durability and long-term behaviour of shape memory polymers and composites for the space industry-A review of current status and future perspectives

S Jayalath, M Herath, J Epaarachchi, E Trifoni… - Polymer Degradation …, 2023 - Elsevier
Rapid developments in thermoset and thermoplastic shape memory polymers (SMPs)
during the last two decades have increased their engineering applications significantly. For …

A processable shape memory polymer system for biomedical applications

K Hearon, MA Wierzbicki, LD Nash… - Advanced …, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
Polyurethane shape memory polymers (SMPs) with tunable thermomechanical properties
and advanced processing capabilities are synthesized, characterized, and implemented in …

Programming of temperature-memory onsets in a semicrystalline polyurethane elastomer

N Fritzsche, T Pretsch - Macromolecules, 2014 - ACS Publications
We demonstrate that phase-segregated poly (ester urethane)(PEU) with crystallizable
switching segments of poly (1, 4-butylene adipate)(PBA) excels as high-performance …

[图书][B] Stimuli-Responsive Materials: From Molecules to Nature Mimicking Materials Design

MW Urban - 2019 - books.google.com
The ability for a material to change properties in response to external stimuli is an attractive
feature for numerous applications and as such stimuli responsive materials are gaining …

Additive manufacturing of smart materials exhibiting 4-D properties: A state of art review

S Kumar, R Singh, A Batish… - Journal of Thermoplastic …, 2022 - journals.sagepub.com
This review highlights the additive manufacturing (AM) of smart materials, exhibiting 4-D
properties under the affect of external stimulus. The smart materials are special in nature …

Dually actuated triple shape memory polymers of cross-linked polycyclooctene–carbon nanotube/polyethylene nanocomposites

Z Wang, J Zhao, M Chen, M Yang, L Tang… - … applied materials & …, 2014 - ACS Publications
In this work, electrically and thermally actuated triple shape memory polymers (SMPs) of
chemically cross-linked polycyclooctene (PCO)–multiwalled carbon nanotube (MWCNT) …

Insights on chemical reactions and formation process of electron beam-cured acrylic networks

T Frison, WJM Seegers, DI Totev, ACC Esteves - Macromolecules, 2024 - ACS Publications
In electron beam (EB) curing of cross-linked acrylic networks, the very high energies in play
lead to several chemical phenomena unfolding sequentially and simultaneously. Hence, the …