Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5208012 | Progress in Polymer Science | 2015 | 42 Pages |
Abstract
Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as a class of programmable stimuli-responsive shape changing polymers, are attracting increasing attention from the standpoint of both fundamental research and technological innovations. Following a brief introduction of the conventional shape memory effect (SME), progress in new shape memory enabling mechanisms and triggering methods, variations of in shape memory forms (shape memory surfaces, hydrogels, and microparticles), new shape memory behavior (multi-SME and two-way-SME), and novel fabrication methods are reviewed. Progress in thermomechanical modeling of SMPs is also presented.
Keywords
SMESCPsShape recovery ratioTCLTSWCIETMEPCLSMCMICTemperature memory effectEmuSMPTransition temperatureglass transition temperatureRecovery temperatureDeformation temperatureMelting TemperatureCrystallization temperatureTwo-wayShape memory effectShape memory polyurethaneShape memory polymerPolymer modelingSmart materialsPoly(ɛ-caprolactone)Stimuli-responsive polymerPolyurethaneOne-Way
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Authors
Qian Zhao, H. Jerry Qi, Tao Xie,