Polyurethane shape memory filament yarns: Melt spinning, carbon-based reinforcement, and characterization

J González, M Ardanuy, M González… - Textile Research …, 2023 - journals.sagepub.com
The aim of this work was to develop and characterize polyurethane-based shape memory
polymer filament yarns of a suitable diameter and thermo-mechanical performance for use in …

Programmable stimuli-responsive actuators for complex motions in soft robotics: Concept, design and challenges

G Decroly, A Toncheva, L Blanc, JM Raquez… - Actuators, 2020 - mdpi.com
During the last years, great progress was made in material science in terms of concept,
design and fabrication of new composite materials with conferred properties and desired …

3D printing for the clinic: Examining contemporary polymeric biomaterials and their clinical utility

AC Weems, MM Pérez-Madrigal, MC Arno… - …, 2020 - ACS Publications
The advent of additive manufacturing offered the potential to revolutionize clinical medicine,
particularly with patient-specific implants across a range of tissue types. However, to date …

Fast IR-actuated shape-memory polymers using in situ silver nanoparticle-grafted cellulose nanocrystals

A Toncheva, F Khelifa, Y Paint, M Voué… - … applied materials & …, 2018 - ACS Publications
In recent years, shape-memory polymers (SMPs) have gained a key position in the realm of
actuating applications from daily life products to biomedical and aeronautic devices. Most of …

Shape-memory materials and their clinical applications

R Sarvari, P Keyhanvar, S Agbolaghi… - … Journal of Polymeric …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Shape-memory characteristics shed light on materials science and open horizons for
accessing to unconventional functions in material categories subsuming metals, polymers …

Biostable shape memory polymer foams for smart biomaterial applications

AU Vakil, NM Petryk, E Shepherd, MBB Monroe - Polymers, 2021 - mdpi.com
Polyurethane foams provide a wide range of applications as a biomaterial system due to the
ability to tune their physical, chemical, and biological properties to meet the requirements of …

Formulation and numerical implementation of tensile shape memory process of shape memory polymers

P Fan, W Chen, B Zhao, J Hu, J Gao, G Fang, F Peng - Polymer, 2018 - Elsevier
Formulations and numerical simulations of shape memory process are essential issues in
mechanical characterizations of shape memory polymers (SMPs). In this study, tensile stress …

An investigation on laser-triggered shape memory behaviors of hydro-epoxy/carbon black composites

Y Liu, G Zhu, W Liu, H Liu, Y Huo… - Smart Materials and …, 2018 - iopscience.iop.org
A series of novel laser-triggered shape memory composites were prepared by using hydro-
epoxy resin (HEP) as matrix with non-filled, 0.5, 1.0, 1.5 and 2.0 wt% carbon black. The …

Improving the oxidative stability of shape memory polyurethanes containing tertiary amines by the presence of isocyanurate triols

AC Weems, JK Carrow, AK Gaharwar… - Macromolecules, 2018 - ACS Publications
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have been proposed for a wide variety of biomedical
applications, such as cerebrovascular aneurysm occlusion; however, risks associated with …

Introduction to shape-memory polymers, polymer blends and composites: State of the art, opportunities, new challenges and future outlook

S Jose, JJ George, S Siengchin… - … Polymers, Blends and …, 2020 - Springer
This chapter provides an overview of shape-memory polymers and their blends and
composites. The history of shape-memory polymers, their advantages, shape-memory …