Shape memory polymers are a class of smart materials, which are capable of fixing their
deformed shapes, and can return to their original shape in reaction to external stimulus such …

Shape‐memory polyurethanes (SMPUs) represent a highly interesting class of materials
due to their applications in different sectors such as biomedical, textile, and aerospace …

Multifunctional polyurethane shape memory polymers (PU-SMPs) have been of increasing
interest in various applications. Here we report structure characterization, detailed …

Abstract 4D printing is the additive manufacturing (3D printing) of objects that can transform
their shape in a controlled and predictable way when subjected to external stimuli. A thermo …

The thermomechanical constitutive models are critical for shape memory polymers (SMPs)
in analyzing their shape memory behaviors under different conditions. Recently, the phase …

The amorphous polymers present remarkable temperature-and rate-dependent deformation
behaviors. Based on a combination of the multiple relaxation viscoelastic-viscoplastic model …

Two main issues are essential nowadays for practitioners in the field of polymeric materials:
how a polymer will behave under dynamic loading conditions and for how long a polymer is …

Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) represent a class of smart materials able to store a
temporary shape and to recover the original shape upon an external stimulus, such as …

Experimental investigations on the mechanical deformations of thermo-induced shape
memory polymers (TSMPs) at equilibrium temperatures and shape memory effects at non …

The cyclic shape memory effect of thermo-induced shape memory polymers (TSMPs) is a
typical thermo-mechanical process that can be affected by thermo-mechanical loading …