Hydrogels and shape memory polymers (SMPs) possess excellent and interesting
properties that may be harnessed for future applications. However, this is not achievable if …

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 polymers (SMPs) are a class of polymeric smart materials that have the
capacity to return from a deformed state (impermanent shape) to their original state …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), classified as smart materials, have emerged as promising
candidates for microfluidic devices due to their significant potential. In this study, we present …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are one of the polymeric smart materials which can
undergo transition between two different shapes (temporary shape and permanent shape) …

Using a two-phase (rubbery and glassy) phenomenological model and shape memory
strains, a three-dimensional constitutive model for shape memory polymers (SMPs) was …

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 …

A micromechanics model based on thermal viscoelasticity constitutive relation is presented
to investigate the thermal-mechanical behavior of particulate reinforced shape memory …

Due to their functional and biological benefits, shape memory polymer (SMP) stents have
attracted the attention of researchers in the biomedical science area. The highlights of this …

A 3D finite strain viscoelastic constitutive model for thermally induced shape memory
polymers (SMPs) is proposed in this work. The thermodynamic system of SMPs in the shape …