Water-responsive shape memory hybrid: Design concept and demonstration

K. Fan, W. M. Huang, C. C. Wang, Z. Ding, Y. Zhao, H. Purnawali, K. C. Liew, L. X. Zheng

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Abstract

Shape memory materials are featured by their ability to recover their original shapes when a particular stimulus, such as heat, light, magnetic field, even moisture/water, etc. is applied. However, it is not an easy task for non-professionals to synthesize a shape memory material which can meet all the requirements of a particular application. Even for professionals, like materials researchers, it could involve tedious trial and error procedures. In this paper, the concept of water-responsive shape memory hybrid is proposed and the advantages are demonstrated by two examples. The hybrid concept is versatile and can be easily accessed by those even without much polymer/chemistry background. Moreover, the performance of such hybrids can be well-predicted. This concept can be further extended into solvent-responsive shape memory hybrids, which can be routinely designed and realized in a Do-It-Yourself manner by almost anyone.

Original languageBritish English
Pages (from-to)409-416
Number of pages8
JournalExpress Polymer Letters
Volume5
Issue number5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2011

Keywords

  • Polymer composites
  • Smart polymers
  • Tailor-made polymers

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