Polyamides (PAs) are repeatedly exposed to environments of varying humidity throughout
their service life. Due to their hygroscopic nature, moisture diffusion can alter the polymer …

Renewable chemicals, which could potentially replace crude oil-derived chemicals, have
been receiving increased interest due to their environment-friendliness (ie, carbon …

Recently, with the accumulation of evidence that microplastic can be ingested by a variety of
marine organisms, microplastic sorption behaviors towards organic contaminants (OCs) …

The glass transition temperature of an ether-based polyurethane shape memory polymer
(SMP) has been found to decrease significantly after immersion in water. In order to get a …

A shape memory polymer based on poly (vinyl alcohol)(SM-PVA) chemically cross-linked
with glutaraldehyde exhibits good temperature responsive shape memory behavior. In the …

Hygromorph composites are moisture‐induced shape‐changing materials that are
increasingly studied to develop autonomously actuated deployable structures. The …

The discovery of materials exhibiting shape memory effects (SMEs)—so-called shape
memory materials (SMMs)—opened an exciting field and made a significant breakthrough in …

GPS-embedded clothing for finding children or skiers when they are lost, bio-monitoring
smart shirts, and vests that monitor a patient's vital signs are no longer science fiction but …

The effect of relative humidity (RH) on the rebound of particles composed of isoprene, α-
pinene, and toluene secondary organic materials (SOMs) was studied. A three-arm …

Clay-reinforced nylon-6 nanocomposites (NCs)—characterized by the full exfoliation of the
nanoreinforcement—were introduced in the marketplace in the 1990s. Herein, we …