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EUROPEAN POLYMER JOURNAL
Volume 80, Issue -, Pages 268-294Publisher
PERGAMON-ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2016.05.004
Keywords
Shape-memory polymer; Shape-memory composites; Nanofiller; Multi-functional; Multi-responsive
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- Belgian Federal Government Office of Science Policy [SSTC-PAI 6/27]
- European Commission FSE and FEDER
- BEWARE (BElgium WAllonia REsearch) [410161]
- COFUND programme of the European Union (FP7-Marie Curie Actions)
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Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) as stimuli-responsive shape-changing polymers are Of great interest for fundamental research and technological innovation. In this contribution, a brief review of the recent trends in the field of SMPs is presented with particular focus on their structure, shape-memory effects and working mechanism. A special attention is paid to smart multi-responsive and multi-functional SMP materials as emerging technological class. They are mainly described as shape-memory nanocomposites (SMCs) where the incorporation of functional (in)organic nanofillers in the SMP matrices is purposely carried out. Potential applications of the SMCs-based materials as medical and biomimetic devices, self-healing systems, self-deployable structures, actuators, sensors, etc. or their direct implementation in the industry are finally outlined. (C) 2016 Elsevier Ltd. All rights, reserved.
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