Fiber- and Fabric-Reinforced Shape-Memory Polymers

Gowri, M.; Latha, N.; Rajan, Mariappan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-94114-7_12

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“…[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of stimuli responsive polymeric matrices, capable of recovering their original (or permanent) shape when subjected to external stimuli. [8][9][10][11][12][13][14] SMPs are capable of versatile utilization in varying areas including biomedical gadgets, textiles, aerospace, energy, electronic engineering, bionics engineering, civil engineering, as well as household items. Table 1 summarizes prevalent applications of SMPs in biomedicals, while Table 2 presents SMP applications in functional textiles.…”

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Construction, characterization, properties and multifunctional applications of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymeric nanoarchitectures: a review

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Polymer-Plastics Technology and Materials

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Due to the advent of nanotechnology, deficiencies and limitations inherent in stimuli-responsive shape memory polymeric matrices (SMP), have been effectively mitigated, through the inclusion of a versatile range of organic or inorganic nanoparticulates within the confines of SMP matrice/s. This phenomenon has resulted in the emergence of shape-memory polymeric nanoarchitectures (SMPNs) possessing enhanced and outstanding properties, when compared with the pristine SMP, and this has subsequently enlarged their scope of applications (civil engineering, biomedical gadgets, aerospace, bionics engineering, energy, electronic engineering, household products, and textile engineering). Furthermore, SMPNs enhances athermal stimuli-activities including electroactivity, magneto-activity, water-activity, and photo-activity, as well as shape memory effect (SME) including multiple-shape memory effect (MSME), spatial shape memory effect (SSME), as well as dual-route shape memory effect (DRSME). This elucidation is essential and imperative at this time to enlighten the polymeric universe on new advancements in fabrication, features and applications of stimuli responsive SMPNs. Therefore, this paper, presents, very recently emerging advancements, in construction, characterization, properties and multifunctional applications of stimuli-responsive SMPNs with special emphasis on carbon nanotubes (CNT), carbon nanofibers (CNF), cellulose nanocrystals, and nanoclay reinforced SMPNs.

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Construction, characterization, properties and multifunctional applications of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymeric nanoarchitectures: a review

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Shape Memory Graphene Nanocomposites—Fundamentals, Properties, and Significance

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Shape memory nanocomposites are excellent smart materials which can switch between a variable temporary shape and their original shape upon exposure to external stimuli such as heat, light, electricity, magnetic fields, moisture, chemicals, pH, etc. Numerous nanofillers have been introduced in shape memory polymers such as carbon nanotubes, graphene, nanodiamonds, carbon nanofibers, etc. Among nanocarbons, graphene has attracted research interest for the development of shape memory polymer/graphene nanocomposites. Graphene is a unique one-atom-thick two-dimensional nanosheet of sp2-hybridized carbon atoms. Graphene has been used as an effective nanofiller in shape memory polymeric nanocomposites owing to its remarkable electrical conductivity, flexibility, strength, and heat stability. Thermoplastics as well as thermoset matrices have been used to form the shape memory nanomaterials with graphene nanofiller. In shape memory polymer/graphene nanocomposites, their shape has been fixed above the transition temperature and then transformed to the original shape through an external stimulus. The inclusion of graphene in nanocomposites can cause fast switching of their temporary shape to their original shape. Fine graphene dispersion, matrix–nanofiller interactions, and compatible interface development can lead to high-performance shape memory graphene-derived nanocomposites. Consequently, this review focuses on an important class of shape memory graphene-based nanocomposites. The fabrication, physical properties, and shape memory actuation of polymer/graphene nanocomposites are discussed. The stimuli-responsive polymer/graphene nanocomposites mostly revealed heat-, electricity-, and light-induced effects. The inclusion of graphene enhanced the physical/covalent linking, shape recovery, shape fixity, flexibility, and crystallization effects in the polymers. Furthermore, potential applications of these materials are observed in the aerospace/automobile industries, civil engineering, and biomaterials.

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Fiber- and Fabric-Reinforced Shape-Memory Polymers

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Construction, characterization, properties and multifunctional applications of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymeric nanoarchitectures: a review

Construction, characterization, properties and multifunctional applications of stimuli-responsive shape memory polymeric nanoarchitectures: a review

Shape Memory Graphene Nanocomposites—Fundamentals, Properties, and Significance

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