Polymer smart materials are a broad class of polymeric materials that can change their
shapes, mechanical responses, light transmissions, controlled releases, and other functional …

The worldwide request for clean water and renewable energy is growing rapidly due to the
rising population, changing ways of life, expanding economies, and increased utilization of …

During the last few years, smart materials like shape-memory polymers (SMPs) have
attracted great attention from manufacturers and researchers due to their ease of formability …

Phenol-formaldehyde (PF) resins with low flammability and excellent ablative property have
been widely used in thermal protection systems in the aerospace field. The developing …

Enhanced heat and moisture management has become highly urgent to clothing systems
due to the global need to personalize the ventilation process. As a significant sector of …

In this project, thermo-responsive shape memory polymer blends containing copolyester
thermoplastic elastomer (COPE) and semi-crystalline polycaprolactone (PCL) were …

In recent years, great efforts have been made to research and develop advanced
thermodynamic textiles that can change their thermal behavior in response to external …

Thermoplastic polyimides (PIs) with shape memory potential have received growing
attention in recent years. In this work, high-performance thermoplastic PIs were fabricated by …

The use of bio-based polymers in place of conventional polymers gives positives effects in
the sense of reduction of environmental impacts and the offsetting of petroleum …

Blending elastomers with phase change materials offers a modular approach to fabricating
smart materials, such as shape memory polymers. This study compares shape memory …