Shape memory polymers as smart materials: a review

T Dayyoub, AV Maksimkin, OV Filippova… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Polymer smart materials are a broad class of polymeric materials that can change their
shapes, mechanical responses, light transmissions, controlled releases, and other functional …

[HTML][HTML] A review of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymer composites

H Meng, G Li - polymer, 2013 - Elsevier
The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in stimuli-responsive shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil …

Recent advances in shape–memory polymers: Structure, mechanism, functionality, modeling and applications

J Hu, Y Zhu, H Huang, J Lu - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
Research on shape–memory polymers (SMPs) has been actively conducted for more than
three decades. Recently, interest in this area has intensified. Even though there have been a …

Shape-memory hydrogels: evolution of structural principles to enable shape switching of hydrophilic polymer networks

C Löwenberg, M Balk, C Wischke… - Accounts of chemical …, 2017 - ACS Publications
Conspectus The ability of hydrophilic chain segments in polymer networks to strongly
interact with water allows the volumetric expansion of the material and formation of a …

[HTML][HTML] Tracing evolutions in electro-activated shape memory polymer composites with 4D printing strategies: a systematic review

X Huang, M Panahi-Sarmad, K Dong, R Li… - Composites Part A …, 2021 - Elsevier
Abstract Shape-memory-polymers (SMPs) have displayed many attractive features,
especially in some shape memory composites that are able to respond swiftly to one or …

Functionalized graphene nanoplatelets for enhanced mechanical and thermal properties of polyurethane nanocomposites

SK Yadav, JW Cho - Applied surface science, 2013 - Elsevier
In the evolution of high performance graphene-based polymer nanocomposites,
homogeneous dispersion of graphene nanoplatelets in the polymer matrix and exact …

[HTML][HTML] Hybrid network structure and thermal conductive properties in poly (vinylidene fluoride) composites based on carbon nanotubes and graphene nanoplatelets

Y Xiao, W Wang, X Chen, T Lin, Y Zhang, J Yang… - Composites Part A …, 2016 - Elsevier
A small quantity of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene nanoplatelets (GNPs) were
introduced into the poly (vinylidene fluoride)(PVDF)/GNP and PVDF/CNT composites …

The evolution of mechanical actuation: from conventional actuators to artificial muscles

C Greco, P Kotak, L Pagnotta… - International Materials …, 2022 - Taylor & Francis
Mechanical actuators are defined as mechanical devices that convert an input energy into
motion. Since the 1990s, advancements in the fields of robotics and automation have …

Fabrications and applications of stimulus-responsive polymer films and patterns on surfaces: A review

JK Chen, CJ Chang - Materials, 2014 - mdpi.com
In the past two decades, we have witnessed significant progress in developing high
performance stimuli-responsive polymeric materials. This review focuses on recent …

[图书][B] Polyurethane shape memory polymers

WM Huang, B Yang, YQ Fu - 2012 - api.taylorfrancis.com
The discovery of materials exhibiting shape memory effects (SMEs)—so-called shape
memory materials (SMMs)—opened an exciting field and made a significant breakthrough in …