Shape-memory (SM) in traditional SM polymers (SMPs) is typically achieved in three steps including programming, storage and recovery 1,2,3,4,5,6. Programming involves deforming a bulk SMP sample from ...

Advances in machine learning and shape-memory polymers are enabling engineers to design for mechanical performance first and ...

Polymers that exhibit shape-memory effect (SME) are an important class of materials in medicine, especially for minimally invasive deployment of devices. Professor Subbu Venkatraman and his group from ...

A recent article published in Small Science introduces fully bioderived, four-dimensional (4D) printable shape memory polymers (SMPs) with linear tunability and remotely controlled actuation ...

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) can remember different shapes and can be recovered to their permanent shapes from temporary shapes with appropriate stimuli, such as heat, humidity, and electrical field.

In a recent review published in Micromachines, researchers from Spain and Portugal highlighted the synergistic combination of shape-memory polymers (SMP) with carbon nanotubes (CNT) to enhance ...

Researchers at the Georgia Institute of Technology are developing unique polymers, which change shape upon heating, to open blocked arteries, probe neurons in the brain and engineer a tougher spine.

The POSTECH team ingeniously leveraged this paradox. Their solution lies in the use of shape memory polymers (SMPs) featuring densely packed nanotips. At room temperature, the surface remains rough, ...

Over the past few decades, food packaging markets have captured the attention of researchers due to their direct impact on human health. Both metallic and nonmetallic materials find use in the food ...