热感应型形状记忆高分子材料

热感性型形状记忆高分子材料（thermostimulative shape memory polymer，TSMP）不仅具有形变量大、赋形容易，形状回复温度便于调节、加工方便等特点，而且种类丰富。按其固定相结构的不同，可分为热塑性TSMP和热固性TSMP。本文从表征方法、记忆机理等方面简述了热感应型形状记忆高分子材料最新的发展，其中重点阐述了近期热感应型形状记忆可降解高分子的形状记忆原理及其应用。     

热致感应型形状记忆聚合物

本文介绍了热致感应型形状记忆聚合物的形状记忆原理 ,数学模型 ,影响因素 ,种类以及近期的研究进展。     

光致型形状记忆高分子材料

形状记忆高分子材料是当前的研究热点之一,其中光致型形状记忆高分子材料凭借其独特的优势受到研究者的广泛关注。本文综述了光致型形状记忆高分子材料的研究进展,分别介绍了该类材料的特性、分类、工作机理、应用研究和发展趋势。根据不同的形状记忆机理将该类材料分为光化学反应型和光热效应型,并重点对这两种类型的形状记忆高分子材料进行了描述。最后,对光致型形状记忆高分子材料的存在问题、发展方向和应用前景进行了展望。     

形状记忆聚合物及其应用

形状记忆材料可对热、化学、机械、光、磁或电等外加刺激的触发作出响应,从而改变自身的技术参数。形状记忆聚合物作为一类重要的形状记忆材料,在航空航天、生物医学、电力电子、包装、智能控制系统等领域具有广泛的应用。分析了形状记忆聚合物的形状记忆机理,并介绍了几类常见的形状记忆聚合物及其在各领域中的应用,最后提出了形状记忆材料研究中的一些不足及解决措施。     

光和温度刺激响应型材料*

刺激响应型材料是一类在环境因素刺激下,自身的某些物理或化学性质发生相应变化的材料。刺激因素包括光、温度、pH、离子强度、电场和磁场等。本文综述了近年来光和温度刺激响应型材料的研究进展,主要从光响应型水凝胶和光致变色材料的结构类型及应用概述了光响应型材料的发展;同时从温度响应型水凝胶、热致形状记忆材料和热敏变色材料几方面介绍了温度响应型材料的研究进展及应用,并展望了光和温度刺激响应型材料在多学科领域的应用前景。     

结晶行为对无定型/结晶聚合物共混体系形状记忆性能影响的研究进展

形状记忆聚合物因其具有质轻、低耗、形变量大、回复率高、形状可调、刺激方式多样等众多优点而受到广泛关注。相较于其它类型的形状记忆聚合物而言,共混型形状记忆聚合物的制备则更为简单方便。目前最常见的共混型形状记忆材料是无定型/结晶聚合物体系,其中结晶聚合物的结晶行为是影响整个体系形状记忆性能的关键。本文结合了该领域的研究现状,就结晶度、晶体尺寸以及晶体取向对共混体系形状记忆性能影响的研究进展进行了综述。     

光致感应型形状记忆和形状改变高分子材料

光致形状记忆高分子材料是一类在室温、一定波长的光照条件下发生形变后,再次成型得到二次形状,通过另一波长光刺激手段的处理,又可使其发生形状回复,从而"记忆"初始形状的新型功能高分子材料。该类材料具有非接触性、瞬时性、精确性和清洁性等特点。这些独特的优点使得该类材料越来越受到研究者的关注。本文主要集中对近年来光诱导的形状记忆和形状改变高分子材料的研究现状进行简要的论述,重点是光化学反应型材料,如含肉桂酸基和偶氮苯基系列材料,分别介绍了这些材料的分类、特性、工作原理及潜在的应用。最后对光致型形状记忆高分子材料的存在问题、发展方向和应用前景进行了展望。     

形状记忆高分子材料的新型共混制备方法

形状记忆高分子材料(shape memory polymers,SMPs)作为一种特点突出、性能优良的智能材料具有极高的研究和实用价值,受到各国研究人员的广泛关注,新的制备方法和材料体系不断涌现,显示出巨大的发展潜力.本文总结了近年来出现的以共混方式为基础的多种重要制备方法,包括聚合物与聚合物直接熔融共混、溶液共混、借助增容剂或交联剂进行共混、通过新型微层共挤出技术进行交替层状共混、以及利用静电纺丝技术进行三维网络结构共混等.相较于化学合成方法,这些共混方法具有操作简单、原料易得、制备效率高、产品性能调节方便、制备过程更为环保等优点,并且能够得到与化学合成方法性能相同甚至更好的产品,优势突出,是今后制备形状记忆高分子材料的一大趋势.本文从这些新型共混材料的制备过程、微观结构、形状记忆性能等角度详细分析了不同方法的特点和优势.这些近年来出现的共混制备方法对于形状记忆高分子材料的发展和未来应用将是至关重要的.     

超浸润形状记忆海绵的制备及油-水分离性能

基于反式 1,4-聚异戊二烯(TPI)的形状记忆性能, 以聚氨酯海绵为基底, 包覆TPI制备出了一种具有疏水超亲油特性的三维多孔形状记忆海绵. 由于这种海绵具有良好的形状记忆特性, 可以通过反复按压/恢复过程, 实现对海绵孔径在微米尺寸(约875 μm)与纳米尺寸(约450 nm)间可逆调控. 利用材料特殊的浸润特征及其可控的孔尺寸, 进一步研究了其在油-水分离中的应用. 研究结果表明, 微米尺寸大孔径海绵有利于对不相溶油-水混合物进行快速高效分离, 而纳米尺寸小孔径海绵则有利于对乳液混合物进行分离, 实现了同一材料同时满足不相溶油-水混合物及乳液体系的分离要求.     

双向形状记忆结晶聚合物及其复合材料的研究进展

形状记忆聚合物是一种典型的智能材料,具有质轻、形变量大、可对多种刺激进行响应等优点.根据形状记忆过程的可逆性进行分类,形状记忆效应可以分为2种:单向与双向形状记忆效应.与不可逆的单向形状记忆过程相比,双向形状记忆过程是可逆的,样品不需要使用者进行再次变形,就可以在原始形状与临时形状之间进行可逆转换,因此其具有极高的实用价值与广阔的应用前景,受到各国研究人员的广泛关注,成为当前的研究热点之一.本文总结了近年来所研究的双向形状记忆结晶聚合物及其复合材料,包括恒外力条件下(外力≠0)的准双向形状记忆结晶聚合物,无外力条件下的双向形状记忆结晶聚合物及其复合材料.具体来说,前者包括在恒外力作用下的化学或物理交联的结晶聚合物.后者包括双层或核-壳聚合物复合材料、由分步交联得到的双网络交联结晶聚合物、化学交联的双组分结晶聚合物、具有较宽熔融转变的化学交联结晶聚合物与物理交联的结晶聚合物.重点关注了这些材料的制备方法、影响因素及相应的双向形状记忆机理,并对其研究前景进行了展望.     

苯乙烯基形状记忆聚合物热力学行为的有限元分析

对苯乙烯基形状记忆聚合物进行了拉伸实验研究,测定了该材料在25℃、30℃、40℃和50℃时的弹性模量和屈服极限.根据实验结果,建立了苯乙烯基形状记忆聚合物的材料参数方程,描述了苯乙烯基形状记忆聚合物在玻璃体转化过程中,材料参数和温度的关系.在假设形状记忆聚合物为各向同性材料的基础上,将Tobushi等建立的热力学本构方程从一维扩展到三维.基于有限元分析软件ABAQUS的二次开发功能,针对上述本构方程和材料参数方程,编写了可供ABAQUS调用的UMAT函数,并对苯乙烯基形状记忆聚合物实现形状记忆效应的高温变形、应力冻结和形状恢复等热力学过程,进行了有限元数值模拟分析.     

Evaluating shape memory behavior of polymer under deep-drawing conditions

Thermoplastic polyurethanes (TPU) are a popular family of shape memory polymers (SMP) due to their excellent abrasion & weather resistant, and mechanical strength. However, conventional processing operations or their combination with other polymers by adhesion or blending can affect their unique shape memory behavior. Currently, there are no effective methods to study and quantify the shape memory behavior of SMP based polymer laminates as they would respond to deep drawing operations. In this paper, a new method was introduced to effectively quantify the recovery behavior of TPU based polymer laminates undergoing simultaneous stretching and bending operations at different processing temperatures. The results presented show the value of developing a shape recovery characterization method that resembles the stresses of thermoforming to properly assess formability of shape memory polymers used in laminate constructions.     

Thermal-mechanical behavior of styrene-based shape memory polymer tubes

Styrene-based shape memory polymer (SMP) tubes were fabricated and their basic mechanical properties in different deformation states were investigated. The tensile, compression, bending and twisting shape memory properties of the tubes were analyzed and discussed, and the results indicated that SMP tubes exhibit good shape fixity ratio and shape recovery ratio. In addition, the shape recovery behavior was investigated at different heating rates. These experimental results will provide guidance for future applications of SMP tube structures.     

Shape recovery studies for coupled deformations in an epoxy based amorphous shape memory polymers

In this work, the effect of sequence of shape setting on the shape recovery response for an epoxy based amorphous SMP was studied. The shape setting for coupled axial-twist deformations was done at two different temperatures within the glass transition band. A simple set-up with cameras was used to study the shape recovery behavior under free recovery experiments. Results show that the recovery behavior is independent of sequence of shape setting process but a shift in the shape recovery curve is noticed. The shape memory cycle for coupled deformations was also simulated in ABAQUS-VUMAT using the model proposed earlier by the authors based on multiple natural configurations. The simulated results show the capability of the model to analyze the memory effects of an amorphous polymer subjected to coupled deformations.     

Qualitative separation of the physical swelling effect on the recovery behavior of shape memory polymer

The physical swelling effect-induced shape recovery is studied in a thermo-responsive styrene-based shape memory polymer (SMP). Fourier transform-infrared (FTIR) test reveals no apparent change in the characteristic polar bonds of CO and O-H after immersing the SMP into toluene solvent. Based on the rubber elastic and relaxation theory, the decrease in internal energy is identified as the driving force for the shape recovery. Subsequently, the rubber elastic theory is further applied to investigate the swelling-induced free/constraint shape recovery in this SMP, and the free-energy function is utilized to analyze the swelling-induced homogenous/inhomogeneous deformation. This study provides a framework to study both the swelling effect-induced shape recovery and complex shape memory behavior in solvent-responsive SMPs.     

Shape memory and mechanical properties of cross-linked polyethylene/clay nanocomposites

Shape memory polymer (SMP) such as cross-linked low-density polyethylene (XLDPE), can return from its temporary shape to the original (permanent) shape upon heating. SMP in comparison with shape memory alloy (SMA) and shape memory ceramic (SMC) has lower stiffness, so generates lower recovery force when it is being used as an actuator. Also, when SMP is reinforced with traditional micro-fillers, it often loses its shape memory effect due to the high weight fraction of filler (20-30%). To overcome these disadvantages, nanoclays can be used. The smart resultant nanocomposite, even in small clay loading level (0-10 wt.%), shows higher modulus, strength, and the other physical properties such as higher recovery force, required to act as an actuator.In this work, the effect of modified montmorillonite on mechanical and shape memory properties as well as the force generation of a shape memory cross-linked low density polyethylene were investigated.The results show that the modulus of elasticity, the recovery temperature, the recovery force and force recovery rate increase with increasing organoclay in nanocomposites, but final recovery strain decreases slightly.     

Shape memory epoxies based on networks with chemical and physical crosslinks

Epoxies are an important family of shape memory polymers (SMP) due to their excellent stability and thermo-mechanical endurance and the high values of shape fixity and shape recovery. Actuators based on these materials can be designed for large tensile elongations (e.g., 75% or higher) or large recovered stresses (e.g., 3 MPa or higher). However, meeting these requirements simultaneously is a difficult task because changes in the crosslink density affect both variables in opposite ways. We show that an SMP based on an epoxy network with both chemical and physical crosslinks could be strained up to 75% in four repeated shape memory cycles with tensile stresses close to 3 MPa. Shape fixity and shape recovery values were close to 98% and 96%, respectively, for everyone of the cycles, without any significant change between the first and subsequent cycles.     

Smart Multiple Wetting Control on ZnO Coated Shape Memory Polymer Arrays

Recently, surfaces with intelligent wetting controllability have aroused increased attention. Endowing the surface with stimuli-responsive surface chemistry and tunable surface microstructure can achieve a surface with smart wetting performances. However, almost all existing surfaces only focused on single surface chemistry or micromorphology, thus to achieve smart multiple wetting regulation is still difficult. Herein, we report a ZnO coated shape memory polymer(SMP) surface, and the surface chemistry and micromorphology can be synergistically regulated. ZnO can provide adjustable surface chemistry under UV irradiation, and SMP can offer tunable micromorphology due to its shape memory effect(SME). Based on the combined effect between the above two features, surface wetting performance can be smartly regulated among multiple states. Moreover, due to the excellent controllability of the surface, the application in directional droplet transportation was also demonstrated. This paper offers a new surface with tunability in both surface chemistry and micromorphology, and given the excellent wetting controllability, the surface is believed to be applied in a lot of fields, such as droplet manipulation, fluidic devices and selective catalysis.     

Two-way shape memory behavior of styrene-based bilayer shape memory polymer plate

In this work, a bilayer shape memory polymer (SMP) composite plate with two-way shape memory behavior is simulated, in which two types of styrene-based SMPs with well-separated glass transition temperatures are assembled in parallel. The finite element (FE) software ABAQUS is selected to exhibit the two-way shape memory effect during the shape recovery step and the Generalized Maxwell Model with the WLF equation is applied to characterize the temperature-dependent properties of the SMP bilayer plates. The effect factors of axial predeformation, thermal expansion coefficient and plate thickness are all considered for the two-way shape memory behavior of the styrene-based bilayer SMP plate. After that, a smart gripper composed of four SMP composite plates is proposed to realize grabbing and releasing functions for one-step and staged heating recovery. The FE results provide some necessary theoretical guidelines for future soft smart structural designs and optimization.