Recent progress in shape memory polymer: New behavior, enabling materials, and mechanistic understanding
Q Zhao, HJ Qi, T Xie - Progress in Polymer Science, 2015 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as a class of programmable stimuli-responsive shape
changing polymers, are attracting increasing attention from the standpoint of both …
changing polymers, are attracting increasing attention from the standpoint of both …
Shape memory polymers and their composites in aerospace applications: a review
As a new class of smart materials, shape memory polymers and their composites (SMPs and
SMPCs) can respond to specific external stimulus and remember the original shape. There …
SMPCs) can respond to specific external stimulus and remember the original shape. There …
Additive manufacturing of NiTi shape memory alloy and its industrial applications
TC Dzogbewu, DJ de Beer - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
NiTi shape memory alloys are the prime choice for many engineering and biomedical
applications due to their unique response to environmental/external stimuli. The capability of …
applications due to their unique response to environmental/external stimuli. The capability of …
Durability and long-term behaviour of shape memory polymers and composites for the space industry-A review of current status and future perspectives
Rapid developments in thermoset and thermoplastic shape memory polymers (SMPs)
during the last two decades have increased their engineering applications significantly. For …
during the last two decades have increased their engineering applications significantly. For …
Experimental and analytical studies of mechanical properties of additively manufactured lattice structure based on octagonal bipyramid cubic unit cell
In this study, analytical relationships were developed to calculate the mechanical properties
including elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and yield stress of a new porous material based …
including elastic modulus, Poisson's ratio, and yield stress of a new porous material based …
A viscoelastic constitutive model for shape memory polymers based on multiplicative decompositions of the deformation gradient
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 …
capacity to return from a deformed state (impermanent shape) to their original state …
4D printed auxetic structures with tunable mechanical properties
Additive manufacturing has revolutionized the entire design cycle across a wide range of
industries. The majority of materials utilized in 3D printing result in rather rigid structures with …
industries. The majority of materials utilized in 3D printing result in rather rigid structures with …
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 …
A thermomechanical constitutive model for an epoxy based shape memory polymer and its parameter identifications
This paper presents a three-dimensional (3D) finite deformation thermomechanical model to
study the glass transition and shape memory behaviors of an epoxy based shape memory …
study the glass transition and shape memory behaviors of an epoxy based shape memory …
Quantifying the shape-memory effect of polymers by cyclic thermomechanical tests
T Sauter, M Heuchel, K Kratz, A Lendlein - Polymer Reviews, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) can be deformed and fixed in defined temporary shapes,
which significantly differ from their original shape and remain unchanged until exposed to …
which significantly differ from their original shape and remain unchanged until exposed to …