形状记忆聚合物热力学本构方程

借鉴聚合物结晶学相关理论,建立了一个针对该类材料的新的热力学本构关系,通过与已有实验结果相比较,发现理论预测值与实验吻合较好.     

半结晶聚合物注射成型中结晶动力学的数值模拟

对半结晶聚合物注射成型过程及其结晶过程进行偶合模拟,分析了二者的相互影响.具体是在注射成型数值模拟中考虑结晶动力学效应,分别在本构方程、能量方程及材料物性参数方程中引入反映结晶效应的参数;同时在结晶动力学计算中考虑流动诱导效应,从能量的角度提出并使用修正的动力学模型,用材料流动过程的耗散能表征流动对结晶的影响.通过对等规聚丙烯(iPP)和聚对苯二甲酸乙二醇酯(PET)两种半结晶聚合物注射过程模拟结果的分析比较,证实成型过程具有加速结晶的作用.同时,材料的结晶也对注射成型加工过程,尤其是保压与冷却过程的温度场分布有较大的影响.     

聚合物基阻尼材料的结构设计及功能化研究进展

高性能及多功能化是聚合物基阻尼材料研究的重点.本文从聚合物的三维网络结构和微观结构设计角度综述了聚合物基阻尼材料的最新研究进展,包括梯度网络结构、超分子结构、悬挂链结构及轻质多孔结构.此外,总结了聚合物基阻尼材料的自修复、形状记忆和可回收等功能化研究进展,展望了聚合物阻尼材料的发展趋势及面临的挑战.     

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。     

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.     

取代基和溶剂对4,4＇-二取代二苯乙烯紫外吸收能量的影响

合成25个4,4＇-二取代二苯乙烯化合物,测定了这些化合物在环己烷、乙醚、三氯甲烷、乙腈和醇等10多种溶剂中紫外吸收光谱的最大波长,共得到242个实验数据.讨论了取代基效应和溶剂效应对其紫外吸收光谱最大波长能量的影响.研究结果表明：同种溶剂中4,4′-二取代二苯乙烯化合物紫外吸收最大波长的能量主要受其分子内部结构（取代基效应）的影响,即由取代基的激发态参数σCexC和基态的极性参数σp共同决定;不同溶剂中其紫外吸收最大波长的能量由取代基效应和溶剂效应共同决定.提出了定量估算4,4′-二取代二苯乙烯化合物紫外吸收能量方程.并且发现,以溶剂在水/正辛醇中分配系数logP比用溶剂显色参数ET（30）度量溶剂效应更加有效,所得的定量方程相关性更好,物理意义更为明确.用所得方程对文献报道的有关化合物的紫外吸收光谱进行了预测,结果与实验测定值相吻合.     

反应共混制备光触发形状记忆聚合物材料

基于羧基和环氧基的高反应活性,以甲基丙烯酸缩水甘油醚与乙烯共聚物(PE-GMA),甲基丙烯酸与乙烯共聚物(EAA)为原料,采用熔融共混的方法制备了交联聚烯烃材料。 采用差示扫描量热仪(DSC)和动态热机械分析仪(DMA)研究了其热力学性能及其形状记忆效应。 结果表明,材料具备很宽的熔融温度范围(40~110 ℃)和很宽的晶体尺寸分布。 利用材料晶体温度记忆的特性,成功地实现了材料的双重形状记忆效应,多重形状记忆效应和双向形状记忆效应。 利用石墨烯材料的光热效应,研究了材料的光触发形状记忆效应。 我们提出设计材料本体“温度梯度”的策略,实现了材料在无外力条件下的双向形状记忆效应。     

橡胶动态生热数值模拟与实验研究

为提高橡胶动态生热数值模拟的计算精度,基于时温等效原理给出了一种同时考虑温度和应变率来确定拉伸测试条件的方法,它可同时满足设备测试条件和制品使用工况.此外,为获得更准确的超弹性本构方程参数,采用了一种用应力松弛实验得到橡胶完全松弛状态下的一组应力来拟合黏弹性算法中超弹性部分的方法 .采用上述测试方法并借助ABAQUS软件建立橡胶圆柱的动态生热有限元模型,在考虑温度、应变率和动应变幅值对橡胶力学性能影响的基础上,本研究用基于损耗角正切和超弹性模型的生热计算方法和基于频域Prony级数的黏弹性生热计算方法分别计算了橡胶圆柱的压缩生热.结果表明,2种方法计算的温升均与压缩生热实验结果吻合较好,但黏弹性算法精度更高,预测的升温历程与实验结果吻合很好,更好地描述了橡胶滞后生热现象,从而验证了本文提出的确定材料测试条件方法的正确性.     

形状记忆聚合物变形模式研究进展

近年来,形状记忆聚合物（SMP）的发展取得了明显进步,其自身的优势也得到了充分的展示.形状记忆聚合物是一种刺激响应智能材料,在特定的外部刺激条件下可以根据预先设计的方式改变形状.形状记忆聚合物具有密度低、变形量大、驱动方式丰富、生物相容性好等一系列优势,使其在航空航天、生物医学、仿生工程、电子元件、智能机器人等领域有着巨大的应用潜力.为了更好地适应不同应用和不同领域的需求,形状记忆聚合物的变形模式也在不断地创新,本综述介绍了形状记忆聚合物不同的变形方式及其相关应用的进展,并对形状记忆聚合物面临的挑战和其潜在的研究方向进行了展望.     

新型层状晶态聚(苯乙烯-苯乙烯基膦酸)-磷酸锌铵有机聚合物-无机杂化材料的合成与表征

将苯乙烯-苯乙烯基膦酸共聚物、 二水合醋酸锌和磷酸二氢铵在温和的条件下反应, 通过调节无机磷酸盐和有机膦酸的比例, 合成了一系列有机聚合物-无机杂化材料聚(苯乙烯-苯乙烯基膦酸)-磷酸锌铵. 通过FTIR, TG, XRD, SEM和TEM等手段对其进行表征并测试了其催化性能. 结果表明, 聚(苯乙烯-苯乙烯基膦酸)-磷酸锌铵是一种新型层状晶态的有机聚合物-无机杂化材料, 具有较高的热稳定性和特殊的多孔结构. 将其作为催化剂载体, 以芳香二胺作为连接基团, 轴向固载手性Salen Mn(Ⅲ)制备了多相催化剂, 并用于非功能化烯烃的不对称环氧化反应. 催化实验结果表明, 该催化剂在以m-CPBA/NMO为氧化体系催化α-甲基苯乙烯和茚的反应中显示出优良的催化性能, 如催化茚的e.e.值可达99%, 并且可以回收利用, 循环使用8次仍具有较好的催化活性, 具有潜在的工业应用价值.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

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.     

Experimental and numerical investigation of yielding phenomena in a shape memory polymer subjected to cyclic tension at various strain rates

This paper presents experimental and numerical results of a polyurethane shape memory polymer (SMP) subjected to cyclic tensile loading. The goal was to investigate the polymer yielding phenomena based on the effects of thermomechanical coupling. Mechanical characteristics were obtained with a testing machine, whereas the SMP temperature accompanying its deformation process was simultaneously measured in a contactless manner with an infrared camera. The SMP glass transition temperature was approximately 45 °C; therefore, when tested at room temperature, the polymer is rigid and behaves as solid material. The stress and related temperature changes at various strain rates showed how the SMP yield limit evolved in subsequent loading-unloading cycles under various strain rates. A two-phase model of the SMP was applied to describe its mechanical response in cyclic tension. The 3D Finite Element model of a tested specimen was used in simulations. Good agreement between the model predictions and experimental results was observed for the first tension cycle.     

A unified modeling approach for amorphous shape memory polymers and shape memory polymer based syntactic foam

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) and shape memory polymer composites have drawn considerable attention in recent years for their shape memory effects. A unified modeling approach is proposed to describe thermomechanical behaviors and shape memory effects of thermally activated amorphous SMPs and SMP‐based syntactic foam by using the generalized finite deformation multiple relaxation viscoelastic theory coupled with time–temperature superposition property. In this paper, the thermoviscoelastic parameters are determined from a single dynamic mechanical analysis temperature sweep at a constant frequency. The relaxation time strongly depends on the temperature and the variation follows the time–temperature superposition principle. The horizontal shift factor can be obtained by the Williams–Landel–Ferry equation at temperatures above or close to the reference temperature (T_r), and by the Arrhenius equation at temperatures below T_r. As the Arruda–Boyce eight‐chain model captures the hyperelastic behavior of the material up to large deformation, it is used here to describe partial material behaviors. The thermal expansion coefficient of the material is regarded as temperature dependent. Comparisons between the model results and the thermomechanical experiments presented in the literature show an acceptable agreement. Copyright © 2016 John Wiley & Sons, Ltd.     

Epoxy shape memory polymer (SMP): Material preparation,uniaxial tensile tests and dynamic mechanical analysis

The utilization of epoxy shape memory polymers (SMPs) as engineering materials for deployable structures has attracted considerable attention due to their excellent thermo-mechanical endurance and satisfactory processability. Knowledge of static and dynamic mechanical properties is essential for analyzing structural behavior and recovery, especially for new epoxy SMPs. In this paper, a new epoxy SMP was prepared with epoxy and aromatic amine curing agent. Uniaxial tensile tests and digital image correlation were used to obtain static mechanical properties. Dynamic mechanical analysis was carried out to evaluate glass transition temperatures that corresponded to the heat in the recovery process.It was found that elastic modulus, Poisson’s ratio and shear modulus are 1413 MPa, 0.35 and 591 MPa, respectively. The beginning of glass transition temperature of 37.4 °C could be effectively achieved by electrical heaters, validating the shape memory properties of epoxy SMPs. In general, this study could provide useful observations and basic mechanical properties of epoxy SMPs.     

Hydrolytic degradation and functional stability of a segmented shape memory poly(ester urethane)

In order to understand the effects of water and hydrolytic ageing on semi-crystalline poly(ester urethane) and its shape memory functionality, water immersion experiments at elevated temperature have been performed on a model substance and various parameters were monitored: change of the melting/crystallisation temperatures, substantial increase in crystallinity, temperature dependence of the water diffusion coefficient and solubility, hydrogen-bonding index and phase mixing by peak deconvolution of the FT-IR carbonyl region and day-to-day tensile and thermo-mechanical cyclic tensile tests. A rising fraction of freezable water agglomerates in the polymer was found for specimens cooled from the immersion temperature. The degradation process could be divided into three phases: an induction phase, a phase of continuous degradation and a phase of accelerated degradation. Shape recovery remains fairly constant during phase one and decreases slowly during phase two. The increase in crystallinity in phase two is accompanied by an increase in shape fixing ability.