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Characterization of polymeric shape memory materials

  • Xue Lian Wu , Wei Min Huang EMAIL logo , Hai Bao Lu , Chang Chun Wang and Hai Po Cui
Published/Copyright: April 18, 2016
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Abstract

After a short discussion of various shape memory related phenomena and the basic working mechanisms behind the shape memory effect (SME) in polymeric shape memory materials (SMMs), standard techniques and procedures to characterize these types of materials are reviewed in details (including the concerns in the selection of testing methods and parameters). Although the focus of this paper is on the heating-responsive SME, important issues in the chemo-responsive SME are addressed. Furthermore, some other shape memory related phenomena, such as various kinds of temperature memory effect (TME), and multiple-SME etc., and optimization of the shape memory performance of a shape memory polymer (SMP) via tailoring the programming parameters are included.

Acknowledgments

Xue Lian Wu is partially supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China (No. 51303070), PR China. Wei Min Huang is partially supported by A*STAR (Grant No. 132 148 0011), Singapore. Chang Chun Wang is partially funded by the Youth Natural Science Foundation of Jiangsu Province (BK20140763), PR China. Hai Po Cui is partially funded by Shanghai Natural Science Foundation (No. 15ZR1428200), PR China.

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Received: 2015-8-24
Accepted: 2016-2-16
Published Online: 2016-4-18
Published in Print: 2017-1-1

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