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 …

Poly (butylene succinate)(PBS): Materials, processing, and industrial applications

M Barletta, C Aversa, M Ayyoob, A Gisario… - Progress in Polymer …, 2022 - Elsevier
The development of biodegradable and compostable materials as alternative to fossil-based
plastics is today of paramount importance. Polybutylene succinate (PBS) is a class of …

[HTML][HTML] 4D printing of mechanically robust PLA/TPU/Fe3O4 magneto-responsive shape memory polymers for smart structures

H Liu, F Wang, W Wu, X Dong, L Sang - Composites Part B: Engineering, 2023 - Elsevier
The integration of magneto-responsive shape memory polymers (SMPs) into 4D printing
provides novel opportunities to create innovative and intelligent products controlled in a …

[HTML][HTML] 4D printing of shape memory polylactic acid (PLA)

M Mehrpouya, H Vahabi, S Janbaz, A Darafsheh… - Polymer, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing has attracted much attention in the last decade as a principal
growing sector of complex manufacturing. Precise layer-by-layer patterning of materials …

Recent advances in the additive manufacturing of stimuli‐responsive soft polymers

A Tariq, ZU Arif, MY Khalid, M Hossain… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Stimuli‐responsive polymers (SRPs) are special types of soft materials, which have been
extensively used for develo** flexible actuators, soft robots, wearable devices, sensors …

[HTML][HTML] A review of 3D/4D printing of poly-lactic acid composites with bio-derived reinforcements

LP Muthe, K Pickering, C Gauss - Composites Part C: Open Access, 2022 - Elsevier
Poly-lactic acid (PLA) has become a commonly used polymer for additive manufacturing
because of its bio-derived nature, useful mechanical properties, and excellent …

[HTML][HTML] Significant roles of 4D printing using smart materials in the field of manufacturing

A Haleem, M Javaid, RP Singh, R Suman - Advanced Industrial and …, 2021 - Elsevier
For many years, 3D Printing technologies have created significant advancements in the
fields of engineering and healthcare. 4D printing is also introduced, which is the advanced …

4D printing‐encapsulated polycaprolactone–thermoplastic polyurethane with high shape memory performances

D Rahmatabadi, M Aberoumand… - Advanced …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
There are a few shape memory polymers (SMPs) like polylactic acid (PLA) and polyurethane
(PU) that are 4D printable, and other SMPs must be synthesized with a complicated …

[HTML][HTML] Additive manufacturing of polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) biopolymers: Materials, printing techniques, and applications

M Mehrpouya, H Vahabi, M Barletta, P Laheurte… - Materials Science and …, 2021 - Elsevier
Additive manufacturing (AM) is recently imposing as a fast, reliable, and highly flexible
solution to process various materials, that range from metals to polymers, to achieve a broad …

A new strategy for achieving shape memory effects in 4D printed two-layer composite structures

D Rahmatabadi, M Aberoumand, K Soltanmohammadi… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
In this study, a new strategy and design for achieving a shape memory effect (SME) and 4D
printed two-layer composite structures is unveiled, thanks to fused deposition modeling …