Thermal-Mechanical Properties of Polyurethane-Clay Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposites [PDF]
, 2010 Shape memory nanocomposites of polyurethane (PU)-clay were fabricated by melt mixing of PU and nano-clay. Based on nano-indentation and microhardness tests, the strength of the nanocomposites increased dramatically as a function of clay content, which is
Kraft, Arno, +21 more
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A method to determine the accuracy of shape setting thin, spirally shaped Nitinol wires
Current Directions in Biomedical Engineering, 2021 Electric stimulation of the auditory nerve using a cochlear implant (CI) is presumed to be superior when the electrode array (EA) is placed close to the inner wall of the cochlea. Nitinol is investigated as an actuator that enables an intracochlear shape
Ehmann Tim +3 more
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Shape Memory Effect in Micro-Sized Shape Memory Polymer Composite Chains
Applied Sciences, 2019 Since the shape memory effect (SME) has been confirmed in micron and submicron sized polyurethane (PU) shape memory polymer (SMP), it might be used in novel micro/nano devices even for surgery/operation inside a single cell.
Xin Lan, Weimin Huang, Jinsong Leng
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High performance shape memory polyurethane synthesized with high molecular weight polyol as the soft segment [PDF]
, 2012 Shape memory polyurethanes (SMPUs) are typically synthesized using polyols of low molecular weight (MW~2,000 g/mol) as it is believed that the high density of cross-links in these low molecular weight polyols are essential for high mechanical strength ...
Miraftab, Mohsen +15 more
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Magnetic shape-memory effects in a crystal [PDF]
Nature, 2002 Magnetic fields affect the motion of electrons and the orientation of spins in solids, but are thought to have little impact on crystal structure, particularly in compounds with low magnetic susceptibility, such as antiferromagnets. Here we describe an unexpected magnetic effect on crystal shape, in which the direction of the crystal's axes are swapped
A N, Lavrov, Seiki, Komiya, Yoichi, Ando
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Two-Way and Multiple-Way Shape Memory Polymers for Soft Robotics: An Overview
Actuators, 2020 Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart materials capable of changing their shapes in a predefined manner under a proper applied stimulus and have gained considerable interest in several application fields.
Giulia Scalet
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Development of High-Entropy Shape-Memory Alloys: A Review
Metals, 2023 High-entropy shape-memory alloys (HESMAs) exhibit unique properties, including high yield strength, a wide temperature range of phase transformation, and excellent thermal cycling stability, among others. Hence, they have broad prospects for research and
Guoqiang Fu +7 more
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Epoxy/Polycaprolactone Systems with Triple-Shape Memory Effect: Electrospun Nanoweb with and without Graphene Versus Co-Continuous Morphology [PDF]
, 2013 Triple-shape memory epoxy (EP)/polycaprolactone (PCL) systems (PCL content: 23 wt %) with different structures (PCL nanoweb embedded in EP matrix and EP/PCL with co-continuous phase structure) were produced.
Márta Fejős +5 more
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The ultrahigh functional response of CuAlMnNb shape memory alloy by selective laser melting
Journal of Materials Research and Technology, 2022 In this study, the Cu-11.85Al-3.88Mn-1.6Nb (wt.%) shape memory alloy with low cost and a highly functional response was manufactured by selective laser melting(SLM).
Xiaoying Xi +4 more
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Shape memory performance of asymmetrically reinforced epoxy/carbon fibre fabric composites in flexure [PDF]
, 2013 In this study asymmetrically reinforced epoxy (EP)/carbon fibre (CF) fabric composites were prepared and their shape memory properties were quantified in both unconstrained and fully constrained flexural tests performed in a dynamic mechanical analyser ...
Fejős, M., J. Karger-Kocsis, M. Fejos
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