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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
Chen, Zhen Guo, +7 more
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Cell-Responsive Shape Memory Polymers
ACS Biomaterials Science & Engineering, 2022 Recent decades have seen substantial interest in the development and application of biocompatible shape memory polymers (SMPs), a class of "smart materials" that can respond to external stimuli. Although many studies have used SMP platforms triggered by thermal or photothermal events to study cell mechanobiology, SMPs triggered by cell activity have ...
Junjiang Chen +3 more
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Halogen-bonded shape memory polymers
Nature Communications, 2022 AbstractHalogen bonding (XB), a non-covalent interaction between an electron-deficient halogen atom and a Lewis base, is widely adopted in organic synthesis and supramolecular crystal engineering. However, the roadmap towards materials applications is hindered by the challenges in harnessing this relatively weak intermolecular interaction to devise ...
Hongshuang Guo +6 more
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An Ample Review on Compatibility and Competence of Shape Memory Alloys for Enhancing Composites
Advances in Materials Science and Engineering, 2022 The name shape memory alloy (SMA) reveals its behavior of being an accurate heat-sensitive material in changing its shape based on the temperature. This ample review concentrates on the current scenario of including SMA in polymer matrix composites to ...
T. Gopalakrishnan +3 more
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Constitutive model for epoxy shape memory polymer with regulable phase transition temperature
International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials, 2021 The epoxy shape memory polymer (SMP) with adjustable phase transition temperature is a kind of high-performance shape memory polymer, which can change its phase transition temperature and improve its mechanical properties through the process of photo ...
Fei Zhao +5 more
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Micro-vascular shape-memory polymer actuators with complex geometries obtaines by laser stereolithography [PDF]
, 2016 In our work we present the complete development process of geometrically complex microvascular shape-memory polymer actuators. The complex geometries and three-dimensional networks are designed by means of computer aided design resources.
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Research Progress on Deployable Structures of Shape Memory Polymer Composites
Journal of Aeronautical Materials, 2018 As a new kind of smart material, shape memory polymers (SMPs) show great promise in aerospace. Intelligent material structure with low cost, smooth process, low vibration, high strength and excellent electrical conductivity, and its composite with a ...
REN Tianning, ZHU Guangming, NIE Jing
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A Self-Healing and Shape Memory Polymer that Functions at Body Temperature
Molecules, 2019 Dual-functional polymeric system combining shape memory with self-healing properties has attracted increasingly interests of researchers, as both of these properties are intelligent and promising characteristics.
Hui-Ying Lai +3 more
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Review of Progress in Shape Memory Epoxies and Their Composites [PDF]
, 2017 Shape memory polymer (SMP) is capable of memorizing one or more temporary shapes and recovering successively to the permanent shape upon various external stimuli.
Karger-Kocsis, József, Kéki, Sándor
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Materials Research Express, 2019 As a new functional polymer material, shape memory polymer (SMP) has many advantages, and can be widely used in medical devices, textiles, aerospace and other fields.
Fan Ji, Jianbo Li, Yunxuan Weng, Jie Ren
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