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Shape memory polymer network with thermally distinct elasticity and plasticity.

ABSTRACT: Stimuli-responsive materials with sophisticated yet controllable shape-changing behaviors are highly desirable for real-world device applications. Among various shape-changing materials, the elastic nature of shape memory polymers allows fixation of temporary shapes that can recover on demand, whereas polymers with exchangeable bonds can undergo permanent shape change via plasticity. We integrate the elasticity and plasticity into a single polymer network. Rational molecular design allows these two opposite behaviors to be realized at different temperature ranges without any overlap. By exploring the cumulative nature of the plasticity, we demonstrate easy manipulation of highly complex shapes that is otherwise extremely challenging. The dynamic shape-changing behavior paves a new way for fabricating geometrically complex multifunctional devices.

SUBMITTER: Zhao Q

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4730863 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Shape memory polymer network with thermally distinct elasticity and plasticity.

Zhao Qian Q Zou Weike W Luo Yingwu Y Xie Tao T

Science advances 20160108 1

Stimuli-responsive materials with sophisticated yet controllable shape-changing behaviors are highly desirable for real-world device applications. Among various shape-changing materials, the elastic nature of shape memory polymers allows fixation of temporary shapes that can recover on demand, whereas polymers with exchangeable bonds can undergo permanent shape change via plasticity. We integrate the elasticity and plasticity into a single polymer network. Rational molecular design allows these ...[more]

PMID: 26824077

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