Mechanisms of the shape memory effect in polymeric materials

• Main Authors: Wu, Xuelian, Huang, Wei Min, Zhao, Yong, Ding, Zheng, Tang, Cheng, Zhang, Jiliang
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/100296; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/18643
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

This review paper summarizes the recent research progress in the underlying mechanisms behind the shape memory effect (SME) and some newly discovered shape memory phenomena in polymeric materials. It is revealed that most polymeric materials, if not all, intrinsically have the thermo/chemo-responsiv...