The latest developments in smart systems for improved human lives with advanced
biomedical devices have evolved out of multi‐disciplinary scientific studies, including …

To date, the literature has focused on synthetic fibre-reinforced composites, but it has not
adequately addressed the unique properties that differentiate natural from synthetic fibres …

Research into 4D printing has attracted unprecedented interest since 2013 when the idea
was first introduced. It is based on 3D printing technology, but requires additional stimulus …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as a class of programmable stimuli-responsive shape
changing polymers, are attracting increasing attention from the standpoint of both …

Shape memory materials (SMMs) in 3D printing (3DP) technology garnered much attention
due to their ability to respond to external stimuli, which direct this technology toward an …

As a kind of intelligent material, shape memory polymer (SMP) can respond to outside
stimuli and possesses good properties including shape memory effect, deformability and …

The main novelty of this paper is the use of poly-ethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG) as a
new shape memory polymer with excellent shape memory effect (SME) and printability. In …

The combination of scientific advances in additive manufacturing (AM) and smart materials
(SMs) has enabled the development of a new interdisciplinary research area: 4D printing …

The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in stimuli-responsive shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil …

The rapid development of additive manufacturing and advances in shape memory materials
have fueled the progress of four-dimensional (4D) printing. With the right external stimulus …