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 …

Nature's Blueprint in Bioinspired Materials for Robotics

Y Roh, Y Lee, D Lim, D Gong, S Hwang… - Advanced Functional …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Soft robotics, an emerging field that focuses on the development of robots utilizing soft,
flexible, and deformable materials, is revolutionizing traditional robotics (reliant on rigid …

Development and mechanism of high-performance fully biobased shape memory benzoxazine resins with a green strategy

XL Sha, L Yuan, G Liang, A Gu - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & …, 2020 - ACS Publications
Developing high-performance fully biobased shape memory thermosets with a green
strategy is a challenging topic of great interest. Herein, two unique fully biobased …

Hydrogen bond reinforced, transparent polycaprolactone-based degradable polyurethane

Q Zhong, X Chen, Y Yang, C Cui, L Ma, Z Li… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Transparent and degradable polyurethane elastomers with high strength and toughness are
in demand for various applications, such as tissue engineering and flexible electronics …

Bio-inspired self-healing flexible films with pomegranate-shaped nanosphere loaded graphene for electromagnetic interference shielding and superhydrophobicity …

J Zhou, Z Yuan, H Liu, W He, K Yu… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - pubs.rsc.org
A self-healing strategy is an urgent requirement for extending the service life of the
electromagnetic interference (EMI) shielding films. In this study, the multi-stimuli self-healing …

Shape memory polyurethane and its composites for various applications

A Gupta, A Maharjan, BS Kim - Applied Sciences, 2019 - mdpi.com
The inherent capability to deform and reform in a predefined environment is a unique
property existing in shape memory polyurethane. The intrinsic shape memory ability of the …

Environmentally friendly polyurethane dispersion derived from dimer acid and citric acid

S Chandra, N Karak - ACS Sustainable Chemistry & Engineering, 2018 - ACS Publications
Sustainable polyurethane dispersion with smart properties has enormous potential in the
polymer industries because of its unique and environmentally friendly characteristics …

Butyl rubber-based interpenetrating polymer networks with side chain crystallinity: Self-healing and shape-memory polymers with tunable thermal and mechanical …

E Su, G Bayazit, S Ide, O Okay - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
A self-healing and shape-memory interpenetrating polymer network (IPN) is produced by UV
polymerization of n-octadecyl acrylate (C18A) monomer in a toluene solution of butyl rubber …

Damping, thermal, and mechanical performances of a novel semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks based on polyimide/epoxy

C Qu, X Li, Z Yang, X Zhang, T Wang… - Journal of Applied …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
In this article, a series of novel semi‐interpenetrating polymer networks (s‐IPNs) based on
linear polyimide (PI) and crosslinked epoxy (EP) were firstly prepared aiming at controlling …

Interpenetrating polymer network-based nanocomposites reinforced with octadecylamine capped Cu/reduced graphene oxide nanohybrid with hydrophobic …

T Ghosh, P Bardhan, M Mandal, N Karak - Materials Science and …, 2019 - Elsevier
Designing of mechanically tough elastomeric materials encompassed with intrinsic surface
hydrophobicity, antistatic and antimicrobial attributes is in skyrocketing demands, especially …