Rubber-like shape memory polymeric materials with repeatable thermal-assisted healing function
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TextSeries: ; Smart Materials and Structures, 21(11), p.115010, 2012Contained works: - Wang, C. C
- Huang, W. M
- Ding, Z
- Zhao, Y
- Purnawali, H
- Zheng, L. X
- Fan, H
- Fan, H
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A thermo-responsive shape memory polymeric material is reported, which is not only rubber-like from above to below its shape recovery temperature, but also has a repeatable thermal-assisted healing function. The mechanisms behind both features are identified. It is found that while micron-sized inclusions play a part in the shape memory effect (SME), tangled polymer chains contribute to the rubber-like phenomenon and repeatable thermal-assisted healing function atop the SME. This tangling effect enables a perfect combination of high elasticity, SME and repeatable thermal-assisted healing to be simultaneously achieved.
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