The latest developments in smart systems for improved human lives with advanced
biomedical devices have evolved out of multi‐disciplinary scientific studies, including …

Shape memory polymer (SMP) and SMP composites (SMPC) can memorize the permanent
shape and recover from the temporary shape to the permanent shape when stimulated by …

Tools play key roles in determining the accuracy, performance and cost of composites
structures manufacturing. The increasing desire in performance of composites components …

Stimuli-responsive materials have been used in major applications such as sensors,
actuators, wearable devices, and biomedical devices owing to their ability to respond to …

The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in stimuli-responsive shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil …

Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) undergo significant macroscopic deformation upon the
application of an external stimulus (eg, heat, electricity, light, magnetism, moisture and even …

As a new class of smart materials, shape memory polymers and their composites (SMPs and
SMPCs) can respond to specific external stimulus and remember the original shape. There …

Stimulus-responsive materials are able to response to a particular stimulus, such as, heat,
chemical, and light. As such, they are smarter and more intelligent than ordinary materials …

Traditional shape memory polymers (SMPs) are those capable of memorizing a temporary
shape and recovering to the permanent shape upon heating. Although such a basic concept …

Nanocomposites, a high performance material exhibit unusual property combinations and
unique design possibilities. With an estimated annual growth rate of about 25% and fastest …