Recent Advances in Shape Memory Polymeric Composites
A special issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360). This special issue belongs to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (31 May 2022) | Viewed by 480
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Interests: elastomers; reversible crosslinks; smart elastomers; fillers; AFM; self-healing elastomers
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Interests: polyurethane materials; polymer synthesis and advanced characterization; rubber reinforcement; rubber nano-compounds; filler/rubber interactions; surface modifications; chemical recycling; self-healing materials; shape memory polymers
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Dear Colleagues,
Since the discovery of shape memory polymers (SMPs) in 1960, interest in this type of polymers has suffered a huge increase. Basically, a shape memory polymer is a smart stimuli-responsive material that can be deformed by an external force and then fixed in a temporary shape until an external stimulus provides the recovery of the original shape. As a consequence of these unique features, SMPs have a broad range of applications in many fields.
When the change in shape is triggered by heating, the material shows a thermally induced shape-memory effect. In general, thermo-sensitive SMPs require suitable polymer networks with junctions and network chains with reversible mobility switching. The junctions determine the permanent shape; they are responsible for the original shape recovery, based on entropic elasticity, while the switchable network is responsible for the temporary shape fixation. As a result of their unique elasticity and extensibility afforded by the formation of a three-dimensional cross-linked network, elastomers are excellent candidates to fix the permanent shape.
This Special Issue aims to collect the latest research in the shape-memory polymer field, including manuscripts and critical review papers on recent advances in synthesis, mechanism of actuation and applications of SMPs.
Dr. Pilar Posadas
Dr. Rodrigo Navarro Crespo
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shape memory
- smart polymeric materials
- stimulus-triggered shape change
- actuators
- thermal and electrical properties
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