Advances in shape memory polymers: Remote actuation, multi-stimuli control, 4D printing and prospective applications

X Wang, Y He, Y Liu, J Leng - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

Shape-memory polymers for multiple applications in the materials world

F Pilate, A Toncheva, P Dubois, JM Raquez - European Polymer Journal, 2016 - Elsevier
Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) as stimuli-responsive shape-changing polymers are of
great interest for fundamental research and technological innovation. In this contribution, a …

Advances in intrinsic self-healing polyurethanes and related composites

B Willocq, J Odent, P Dubois, JM Raquez - RSC advances, 2020 - pubs.rsc.org
Fascinating and challenging, the development of repairable materials with long-lasting,
sustainable and high-performance properties is a key-parameter to provide new advanced …

Smart materials in cardiovascular implants: Shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers

H Holman, MN Kavarana, TK Rajab - Artificial organs, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Smart materials have intrinsic properties that change in a controlled fashion in response to
external stimuli. Currently, the only smart materials with a significant clinical impact in …

Strong electroactive biodegradable shape memory polymer networks based on star-shaped polylactide and aniline trimer for bone tissue engineering

M Xie, L Wang, J Ge, B Guo, PX Ma - ACS applied materials & …, 2015 - ACS Publications
Preparation of functional shape memory polymer (SMP) for tissue engineering remains a
challenge. Here the synthesis of strong electroactive shape memory polymer (ESMP) …

50th Anniversary Perspective: Solid-State Multistimuli, Multiresponsive Polymeric Materials

KM Herbert, S Schrettl, SJ Rowan, C Weder - Macromolecules, 2017 - ACS Publications
The field of stimuli-responsive polymers has grown in the past three decades from a few
obscure examples to one of the most vibrant domains of modern macromolecular science …

Active composites based on shape memory polymers: overview, fabrication methods, applications, and future prospects

SK Melly, L Liu, Y Liu, J Leng - Journal of Materials Science, 2020 - Springer
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have received immense attention from materials research
community thanks to their unrivaled properties such as high recoverable strains (up to …

Light-responsive shape memory polymer composites

Y Wang, Y Wang, Q Wei, J Zhang - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymer composites (SMPC) are a kind of intelligent material that can
change state from temporary situation to original form under the external stimulus. Among all …

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 …

Versatile and Switchable Responsive Properties of a Lanthanide‐Viologen Metal–Organic Framework

T Gong, Q Sui, P Li, XF Meng, LJ Zhou, J Chen, J Xu… - Small, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Metal–organic frameworks (MOFs) provide intriguing platforms for the design of responsive
materials. It is challenging to mobilize as many components as possible of a MOF to …