Research Status and Potential Direction for Thermoplastic Shape Memory Polymers and Composites: A Review DOI Open Access
Shuai Yang, Yang He, Zijian Song

et al.

Polymers, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(10), P. 1360 - 1360

Published: May 15, 2025

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), due to the programmable deformation and recovery ability, exhibit widespread potential in fields of biomedical devices, smart actuators, engineering structures. Thermoplastic SMPs, which possess intrinsic linear molecular chain structures, are able be processed through diverse methods, addition being re-processed after process-forming, compared with thermoset SMPs. The environmental recycling characteristics for thermoplastic SMPs describe their wide use prospect. In this paper, a comprehensive description mechanism, matrix polymers, actuations, applications composites was reviewed. Furthermore, two promising developing directions, 4D printing metamaterial dynamic covalent networks, were proposed. multifunctionality enhanced performances exhibited excellent application value, is significant future advancements.

Language: Английский

Research Status and Potential Direction for Thermoplastic Shape Memory Polymers and Composites: A Review DOI Open Access
Shuai Yang, Yang He, Zijian Song

et al.

Polymers, Journal Year: 2025, Volume and Issue: 17(10), P. 1360 - 1360

Published: May 15, 2025

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), due to the programmable deformation and recovery ability, exhibit widespread potential in fields of biomedical devices, smart actuators, engineering structures. Thermoplastic SMPs, which possess intrinsic linear molecular chain structures, are able be processed through diverse methods, addition being re-processed after process-forming, compared with thermoset SMPs. The environmental recycling characteristics for thermoplastic SMPs describe their wide use prospect. In this paper, a comprehensive description mechanism, matrix polymers, actuations, applications composites was reviewed. Furthermore, two promising developing directions, 4D printing metamaterial dynamic covalent networks, were proposed. multifunctionality enhanced performances exhibited excellent application value, is significant future advancements.

Language: Английский

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