4D printing of shape memory polymer composites: A review on fabrication techniques, applications, and future perspectives

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, R Noroozi, A Zolfagharian… - Journal of Manufacturing …, 2022 - Elsevier
In recent years, there has been rising interest in additively manufactured shape memory
polymers (SMPs) and their multi-functional composites. Four-dimensional (4D) printing is an …

4D printing: Technological developments in robotics applications

MY Khalid, ZU Arif, W Ahmed, R Umer… - Sensors and Actuators A …, 2022 - Elsevier
The idea of four-dimensional (4D) printing is the formation of intricate stimuli-responsive 3D
architectures that transform into different forms and shapes upon exposure to environmental …

[HTML][HTML] Multimaterial 3D printing of self-assembling smart thermo-responsive polymers into 4D printed objects: A review

M Shahbazi, H Jäger, R Ettelaie, A Mohammadi… - Additive …, 2023 - Elsevier
Abstract The three-dimensional (3D) printing and its extension four-dimensional (4D)
printing technique show great promise for advanced additive manufacturing of functional …

State of art review on applications and mechanism of self-healing materials and structure

EK Kumar, SS Patel, V Kumar, SK Panda… - … Methods in Engineering, 2023 - Springer
Self-healing materials (SHEM) have extensive characteristics that significantly influence
structural and polymeric components' damage detection and healing behaviour. The …

Toward enabling manufacturing paradigm of 4D printing of shape memory materials: Open literature review

I Akbar, M El Hadrouz, M El Mansori… - European Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The unique characteristics of 4D printing (4DP) and its applications, such as self-morphing,
self-healing, and self-actuation have incorporated and exploited the attractiveness of …

Shape-memory polymer metamaterials based on triply periodic minimal surfaces

N Roudbarian, E Jebellat, S Famouri… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) metamaterials and shape-memory polymer (SMP)
smart materials are known for their beneficial attributes in novel scientific and industrial …

Recent trends in thermo‐responsive elastomeric shape memory polymer nanocomposites

S Gopinath, NN Adarsh… - Polymer …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are polymeric smart materials, a class of stimuli‐
responsive polymers that can return to their initial shape from a programmed temporary …

Strategic conceptualization and potential of self-healing polymers in biomedical field

N Pathan, P Shende - Materials Science and Engineering: C, 2021 - Elsevier
Smart polymeric materials and hydrogels derived from acrylate, epoxy resins, etc. mimic the
healing ability of natural organisms and biological cells by showing shape memory and …

Innovative multiphysics approach for designing high-performance thermo-responsive shape memory polymer microvalve

A Enferadi, M Baniassadi, M Baghani - European Journal of Mechanics-A …, 2024 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs), classified as smart materials, have emerged as promising
candidates for microfluidic devices due to their significant potential. In this study, we present …

Progress in 4D printing of stimuli responsive materials

J Patdiya, B Kandasubramanian - Polymer-Plastics Technology …, 2021 - Taylor & Francis
Smart materials are capable of sensing, memorizing, and changing their structure.
Fabrication of smart materials established a modern-day technology called additive …