Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have received immense attention from materials research
community thanks to their unrivaled properties such as high recoverable strains (up to …

Rapid developments in thermoset and thermoplastic shape memory polymers (SMPs)
during the last two decades have increased their engineering applications significantly. For …

Fiber-reinforced composites are widely used in energy absorbers structures due to their high
specific strength and specific modulus. However, composite materials are sensitive to …

In this work, thermally reduced graphene oxide coated glass fabric (TRGO-GF) was used as
a sensing element and reinforcement to manufacture thermo-responsive polyurethane …

Photosensitive resins (PSR) were exposed to challenging operational conditions in different
technological domains. It is desirable to enhance the mechanical durability of PSR for its …

Shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) are gradually applied to deployable space
structures due to their special shape memory effect and excellent mechanical properties …

Mars is believed to contain signs of the ancient life and to be the future of humankind. Deep
space explorations on Mars have received extensive attention from the scientific and …

An anisotropic visco-hyperelastic constitutive model for thermally-actuated woven fabric-
reinforced shape memory polymer composites (SMPCs) is proposed. The viscoelasticity of …

Base isolation is an efficient method to reduce the vulnerability of structures in high seismic
risk zones. As the core component, the performance of the isolation bearings greatly affects …

Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) and their composites (SMPCs), as a kind of smart
materials, can respond to particular external stimulus and recover the original shape. They …