Shape memory polymers for composites
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of active, deformable materials that can switch
between a temporary shape, which can be freely designed, and their original shape. With …
between a temporary shape, which can be freely designed, and their original shape. With …
Recent progress in shape memory polymer composites: methods, properties, applications and prospects
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) can be programmed to a temporary shape, and then
recover its original shape by applying environmental stimuli when needed. To expands the …
recover its original shape by applying environmental stimuli when needed. To expands the …
Self-healing four-dimensional printing with an ultraviolet curable double-network shape memory polymer system
Four-dimensional (4D) printing that enables 3D printed structures to change configurations
over time has gained great attention because of its exciting potential in various applications …
over time has gained great attention because of its exciting potential in various applications …
Modeling the thermo-mechanical behavior and constrained recovery performance of cold-programmed amorphous shape-memory polymers
L Dai, C Tian, R Xiao - International Journal of Plasticity, 2020 - Elsevier
The low recovery stress has limited utilizing shape-memory polymers (SMPs) as actuators.
In this work, we demonstrate that the resultant recovery stress of amorphous SMPs can be …
In this work, we demonstrate that the resultant recovery stress of amorphous SMPs can be …
Thermomechanical constitutive models of shape memory polymers and their composites
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) and SMP composites (SMPCs) have been widely
employed in several fields and exhibit excellent self-actuation, deformation, and self …
employed in several fields and exhibit excellent self-actuation, deformation, and self …
Mechanics-guided design of inflatable heterogeneous shape memory polymer vascular stents
Vascular stent implantation is an effective method for the treatment of artery stenosis, and
shape memory polymer (SMP) stents have become a promising stent type because of their …
shape memory polymer (SMP) stents have become a promising stent type because of their …
A comprehensive review on thermomechanical constitutive models for shape memory polymers
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 …
deformed shapes, and can return to their original shape in reaction to external stimulus such …
Mechanically triggered composite stiffness tuning through thermodynamic relaxation (ST3R)
Recent developments in smart responsive composites have utilized various stimuli including
heat, light, solvents, electricity, and magnetic fields to induce a change in material …
heat, light, solvents, electricity, and magnetic fields to induce a change in material …
Thermomechanical constitutive modeling of fiber reinforced shape memory polymer composites based on thermodynamics with internal state variables
Shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) can be used to improve the mechanical
properties of the shape memory polymers (SMPs). They also have the potential to enhance …
properties of the shape memory polymers (SMPs). They also have the potential to enhance …
Thermo-mechanical modeling of viscoelastic crystallizable shape memory polymers
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of soft active materials that have the ability to
retain one or multiple temporary shapes and exhibit deformation as a response to stimuli …
retain one or multiple temporary shapes and exhibit deformation as a response to stimuli …