Shape memory materials, specifically nickel–titanium alloys, are used in a number of
minimally invasive clinical procedures demonstrating significant improvements in clinical …

Graphene is one of most exceptional type of nanocarbon. It is a two-dimensional, one atom
thick, nanosheet of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms. Graphene has been employed as …

A straightforward but effective approach to fabricate shape‐memory polyurethane
thermosets by tailoring the soft phase composition of two‐and four‐armed polycaprolactone …

A new thermoresponsive self-healing polymer thermoset ((1.5 M/F) DA-PDMS-PU) based on
the Diels–Alder (DA) reaction between furan and maleimide groups was developed. The …

Understanding the mechanism of molecular self-assembly to form well-organized
nanostructures is essential in the field of supramolecular chemistry. Particularly, amphiphilic …

Since the last three decades, international research interest into the shape-memory effect in
polymers has been rapidly growing. The recent progresses made in the synthesis of different …

Here, a novel pH-responsive block copolymer, poly (ethylene glycol)-poly (ε-caprolactone)-
poly (L-histidine)(PEG-PCL-PHis), was synthesized and designed for anti-cancer drug …

Healable polymers with damage healability under external stimuli are attractive materials in
many industrial applications. It is also highly desirable to produce materials capable of …

A straightforward pathway is introduced to synthesize a Diels-Alder (DA)-crosslinked epoxy
material with glass transition-induced shape recovery capacity, via combination of an epoxy …

An emerging type of intelligent material is the so-called shape-memory materials (SM). SM
can respond to particular external stimuli by changing their shape in a dependable and …