Thermally-induced two-way shape memory polymers: Mechanisms, structures, and applications

M Zare, MP Prabhakaran, N Parvin… - Chemical Engineering …, 2019 - Elsevier
Two-way shape memory polymers (2W-SMPs) are a novel class of shape memory polymers
with the reversible and programmable shape-changing behavior which have gained …

Recent advances in shape–memory polymers: Structure, mechanism, functionality, modeling and applications

J Hu, Y Zhu, H Huang, J Lu - Progress in polymer science, 2012 - Elsevier
Research on shape–memory polymers (SMPs) has been actively conducted for more than
three decades. Recently, interest in this area has intensified. Even though there have been a …

[HTML][HTML] Assessment of controllable shape transformation, potential applications, and tensile shape memory properties of 3D printed PETG

E Soleyman, M Aberoumand, D Rahmatabadi… - Journal of Materials …, 2022 - Elsevier
In this research, for the first time, highly controllable self-coiling and tensile shape memory
behaviors of the 3D printed (Poly-Ethylene Terephthalate Glycol) PETG thermoplastic …

Shape memory polymer research

PT Mather, X Luo, IA Rousseau - Annual Review of Materials …, 2009 - annualreviews.org
The past several years have witnessed significant advances in the field of shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with the elucidation of new compositions for property tuning, the discovery …

[HTML][HTML] A review of shape memory polymer composites and blends

Q Meng, J Hu - Composites Part A: Applied Science and …, 2009 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a kind of very important smart polymers. In order to
improve the properties or obtain new functions of SMPs, SMP composites and blends are …

Recent advances in shape memory polymers and composites: a review

D Ratna, J Karger-Kocsis - Journal of Materials Science, 2008 - Springer
Shape memory polymers (SMPs) belong to a class of smart polymers, which have drawn
considerable research interest in last few years because of their applications in …

Review of electro-active shape-memory polymer composite

Y Liu, H Lv, X Lan, J Leng, S Du - Composites Science and Technology, 2009 - Elsevier
Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) have been one of the most popular subjects under
intensive investigation in recent years, due to their many novel properties and great …

Water-induced shape memory effect of graphene oxide reinforced polyvinyl alcohol nanocomposites

X Qi, X Yao, S Deng, T Zhou, Q Fu - Journal of Materials Chemistry A, 2014 - pubs.rsc.org
A novel water-induced shape memory polymer based on polyvinyl alcohol (PVA) was
prepared by introducing graphene oxide (GO). Due to the strong hydrogen bonding …

[HTML][HTML] Characterization of polyurethane shape memory polymer and determination of shape fixity and shape recovery in subsequent thermomechanical cycles

M Staszczak, M Nabavian Kalat, KM Golasiński… - Polymers, 2022 - mdpi.com
Multifunctional polyurethane shape memory polymers (PU-SMPs) have been of increasing
interest in various applications. Here we report structure characterization, detailed …

A review of actively moving polymers in textile applications

J Hu, S Chen - Journal of Materials Chemistry, 2010 - pubs.rsc.org
Actively moving polymers being developed rapidly have drawn wide attention. A review is
presented to highlight the most important areas and directions in textile applications. The …