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MACROMOLECULAR CHEMISTRY AND PHYSICS
Volume 214, Issue 5, Pages 527-536Publisher
WILEY-V C H VERLAG GMBH
DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200607
Keywords
multifunctional polymers; networks; shape-memory polymers; stimuli-sensitive polymers; triple-shape effect
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- Bundesministerium fur Bildung und Forschung (BMBF) through project Poly4Bio BB [0315696A]
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Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are stimuli-sensitive materials capable of performing complex movements on demand, which makes them interesting candidates for various applications, for example, in biomedicine or aerospace. This trend article highlights current approaches in the chemistry of SMPs, such as tailored segment chemistry to integrate additional functions and novel synthetic routes toward permanent and temporary netpoints. Multiphase polymer networks and multimaterial systems illustrate that SMPs can be constructed as a modular system of different building blocks and netpoints. Future developments are aiming at multifunctional and multistimuli-sensitive SMPs.
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