Three-dimensional Graphene Coated Shape Memory Polyurethane Foam with Fast Responsive Performance

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Tianjiao Wang ◽  
Jun Zhao ◽  
Chuanxin Weng ◽  
Tong Wang ◽  
Yayun Liu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
Shape Memory Polyurethane

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) that change shapes as designed by external stimuli have become one of the most promising materials as actuators, sensors, and deployable devices. However, their practical applications...

scholarly journals Multi-Material 3D Printed Shape Memory Polymer with Tunable Melting and Glass Transition Temperature Activated by Heat or Light

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (3) ◽  
pp. 710 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ela Sachyani Keneth ◽  
Rama Lieberman ◽  
Matthew Rednor ◽  
Giulia Scalet ◽  
Ferdinando Auricchio ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Transition Temperature ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Smart Materials ◽  
Shape Memory Polymer ◽  
3D Structure ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Practical Applications ◽  
Different Temperatures ◽  
Robotic Devices

Shape memory polymers are attractive smart materials that have many practical applications and academic interest. Three-dimensional (3D) printable shape memory polymers are of great importance for the fabrication of soft robotic devices due to their ability to build complex 3D structures with desired shapes. We present a 3D printable shape memory polymer, with controlled melting and transition temperature, composed of methacrylated polycaprolactone monomers and N-Vinylcaprolactam reactive diluent. Tuning the ratio between the monomers and the diluents resulted in changes in melting and transition temperatures by 20, and 6 °C, respectively. The effect of the diluent addition on the shape memory behavior and mechanical properties was studied, showing above 85% recovery ratio, and above 90% fixity, when the concentration of the diluent was up to 40 wt %. Finally, we demonstrated multi-material printing of a 3D structure that can be activated locally, at two different temperatures, by two different stimuli; direct heating and light irradiation. The remote light activation was enabled by utilizing a coating of Carbon Nano Tubes (CNTs) as an absorbing material, onto sections of the printed objects.

Constitutive Modeling of Shape Memory Effects in Semicrystalline Polymers With Stretch Induced Crystallization

2010 ◽  
Vol 132 (4) ◽  
Author(s):  
Kristofer K. Westbrook ◽  
Vikas Parakh ◽  
Taekwoong Chung ◽  
Patrick T. Mather ◽  
Logan C. Wan ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Constitutive Modeling ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Constitutive Models ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Chain Mobility ◽  
Shape Memory Effects ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
Induced Crystallization

Polymers can demonstrate shape memory (SM) effects by being temporarily fixed in a nonequilibrium shape and then recover their permanent shape when exposed to heat, light, or other external stimuli. Many previously developed shape memory polymers (SMPs) use the dramatic molecular chain mobility change around the glass transition temperature Tg to realize the SM effect. In these materials, the temporary shape cannot be repeated unless it is reprogramed, and therefore the SM effect is one way. Recently, a semicrystalline SMP, which can demonstrate both one- and two-way SM effects, was developed by one of our groups (Chung, T., Rorno-Uribe, A., and Mather, P. T., 2008, “Two-Way Reversible Shape Memory in a Semicrystalline Network,” Macromolecules, 41(1), pp. 184–192). The main mechanism of the observed SM effects is due to stretch induced crystallization. This paper develops a one-dimensional constitutive model to describe the SM effect due to stretch induced crystallization. The model accurately describes the complex thermomechanical SM effect and can be used for the future development of three-dimensional constitutive models.

Study on sisal-based polyurethane foam with multi-shape memory properties

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Lulu Pan ◽  
Jianfeng Ban ◽  
Tiwen Xu ◽  
Ruiquan Liu ◽  
Shaorong Lu
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Polyurethane Foam ◽  
Cross Linking ◽  
Hydroxyl Groups ◽  
Shape Memory Properties ◽  
New Type ◽  
Shape Memory Polyurethane ◽  
Chemical Cross Linking

A new type of sisal-based shape memory polyurethane foam (SMPU-PSF) was prepared by chemical cross-linking of hydroxyl groups on sisal cellulose (PSF) with polycaprolactone and MDI, which used PSF as...

Three-dimensional constitutive model for shape-memory polymers considering temperature-rate dependent behavior

2021 ◽  
Vol 30 (3) ◽  
pp. 035030
Author(s):  
Jinsu Kim ◽  
Seung-Yeol Jeon ◽  
Seokbin Hong ◽  
Yongsan An ◽  
Haedong Park ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Rate Dependent ◽  
Dependent Behavior ◽  
Temperature Rate

A large deformation framework for shape memory polymers: Constitutive modeling and finite element implementation

2012 ◽  
Vol 24 (1) ◽  
pp. 21-32 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mostafa Baghani ◽  
Reza Naghdabadi ◽  
Jamal Arghavani
Keyword(s):  
Finite Element ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Finite Deformation ◽  
Deformation Gradient ◽  
Strain Tensor ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Small Strain ◽  
Internal Variables

Shape memory polymers commonly experience both finite deformations and arbitrary thermomechanical loading conditions in engineering applications. This motivates the development of three-dimensional constitutive models within the finite deformation regime. In the present study, based on the principles of continuum thermodynamics with internal variables, a three-dimensional finite deformation phenomenological constitutive model is proposed taking its basis from the recent model in the small strain regime proposed by Baghani et al. (2012). In the constitutive model derivation, a multiplicative decomposition of the deformation gradient into elastic and inelastic stored parts (in each phase) is adopted. Moreover, employing the mixture rule, the Green–Lagrange strain tensor is related to the rubbery and glassy parts. In the constitutive model, the evolution laws for internal variables are derived during both cooling and heating thermomechanical loadings. Furthermore, we present the time-discrete form of the proposed constitutive model in the implicit form. Using the finite element method, we solve several boundary value problems, that is, tension and compression of bars and a three-dimensional beam made of shape memory polymers, and investigate the model capabilities as well as its numerical counterpart. The model is validated by comparing the predicted results with experimental data reported in the literature that shows a good agreement.

Micromechanical Modelling of Shape Memory Polymers

2008 ◽  
Vol 54 ◽  
pp. 137-142 ◽  
Author(s):  
Markus Böl ◽  
Stefanie Reese
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Biomedical Applications ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Coupled Model ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Material Behaviour ◽  
Thermomechanical Loading ◽  
Temperature Changes ◽  
Mechanical Interpretation ◽  
Biomedical Field

Shape memory materials represent a promising class of dual-shape materials that can move from one shape to another in response to a stimulus such as light, heat, electricity or magnetism. In this regard, the biomedical field is showing large interest in this class of materials, especially in shape memory polymers (SMPs), whose mechanical properties make them extremely attractive for many biomedical applications. However, diverse characteristics including also the mechanical behaviour are still part of research. In this contribution the shape memory properties of polymers will be quantified by cyclic thermomechanical investigations. One cycle includes the "programming" of the sample and the recovery of its permanent shape. To describe this phenomenon, a three-dimensional thermomechanical coupled model is proposed. This macromechanical constitutive model is based on the physical understanding of the material behaviour and a mechanical interpretation of the stress-strain-temperature changes observed during thermomechanical loading. The main focus of this work is the influence of both, the material constants and heat transfer boundary conditions on the response of shape memory polymers. Therefore we illustrate different general simulations as well as examples of application.

scholarly journals Applications of Shape Memory Polymers in Kinetic Buildings

2018 ◽  
Vol 2018 ◽  
pp. 1-13 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jing Li ◽  
Qiuhua Duan ◽  
Enhe Zhang ◽  
Julian Wang
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Electric Fields ◽  
Constitutive Models ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Building Energy ◽  
Building Structures ◽  
Academic Researchers ◽  
Building Energy Saving ◽  
External Stimuli ◽  
Building Engineering

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) have attracted significant attention from both industrial and academic researchers, due to their useful and fascinating functionality. One of the most common and studied external stimuli for SMPs is temperature; other stimuli include electric fields, light, magnetic fields, water, and irradiation. Solutions for SMPs have also been extensively studied in the past decade. In this research, we review, consolidate, and report the major efforts and findings documented in the SMP literature, according to different external stimuli. The corresponding mechanisms, constitutive models, and properties (i.e., mechanical, electrical, optical, shape, etc.) of the SMPs in response to different stimulus methods are then reviewed. Next, this research presents and categorizes up-to-date studies on the application of SMPs in dynamic building structures and components. Following this, we discuss the need for studying SMPs in terms of kinetic building applications, especially about building energy saving purposes, and review recent two-way SMPs and their potential for use in such applications. This review covers a number of current advances in SMPs, with a view towards applications in kinetic building engineering.

Three-Dimensional Numerical Simulation of Thermomechanical Constitutive Model for Shape Memory Polymers With Application to Morphing Wing Skin

2013 ◽  
Author(s):  
Olaniyi A. Balogun ◽  
Changki Mo ◽  
A. K. Mazher ◽  
John C. Brigham
Keyword(s):  
Numerical Simulation ◽  
Finite Element ◽  
Constitutive Model ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Three Dimensional ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Thermomechanical Behavior ◽  
One Dimensional ◽  
Simulation Results ◽  
Wing Skin

This paper presents three-dimensional numerical simulation of thermomechanical constitutive model for shape memory polymers. Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of smart materials with high potential for application to automotive, aerostructures, and medical devices, which can benefit from its intrinsic shape changing properties. In particular, looking at its application to aerospace substructure such as morphing wings, thermomechanical behavior of the SMPs needs to be well established and predicted. In order to predict the thermomechanical behavior of SMPs structures, a one-dimensional rheological thermomechanical constitutive model was adopted and a numerical simulation of this model was developed using a commercial finite element analysis package ABAQUS. The particular one-dimensional model was selected due to its potential to represent the key material behaviors of SMP with a relatively low number of required material constants, which is practical for engineering industrial applications. The model was expanded to a three-dimensional isotropic model and then incorporated into the finite element method by means of an ABAQUS user-defined subroutine (UMAT). The methods of three-dimensional expansion and numerical implementation are presented in this work. A time evolution of the analysis was conducted by making use of the backward difference method, which was applied to all quantities within the model including the material properties. A comparison of the numerical simulation results was carried out with the available experimental data. Numerical simulation results clearly exhibit the thermomechanical properties of the material, which include shape fixity, shape recovery, and recovery stress. Finally, a preliminary set of predictions for an unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) morphing wing skin are also presented.

Time and Temperature Dependent Recovery of Epoxy-Based Shape Memory Polymers

2011 ◽  
Vol 133 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Francisco Castro ◽  
Kristofer K. Westbrook ◽  
Jason Hermiller ◽  
Dae Up Ahn ◽  
Yifu Ding ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
High Temperature ◽  
Low Temperature ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Recovery Rate ◽  
Thermal Conditions ◽  
Shape Memory Polymers ◽  
Time Frame ◽  
Scanning Calorimetry ◽  
Recoverable Strain ◽  
External Stimuli

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a group of adaptive polymers that can recover the permanent shape from a temporary shape by external stimuli on demand. Among a variety of external stimuli for polymer actuation, temperature is the most extensively used. In SMP applications, one of the major design considerations is the time necessary to recover the shape without external deformation constraints, or free recovery, and the amount of the recoverable strain. This paper investigates the amount of the recoverable strain and the recovery rate of an epoxy-based SMP (Veriflex® E, VFE1-62 (CRG, Dayton, OH)) under different thermal conditions. In particular, the free recovery behaviors of the SMPs under two experimental protocols, isothermal and shape memory (SM) cycle, are studied. It is found that free recovery in isothermal experiments is much faster than that in a SM cycle at the same recovering temperature and the material is fully recoverable at the temperature above differential scanning calorimetry Tg. Furthermore, for the recovery in SM cycle experiments, reshaping the sample at a low temperature and recovering from the deformation at a high temperature yield the fastest recovery rate, while reshaping at a high temperature and recovering at a low temperature cannot recover the original shape within this work’s experimental time frame. The possible mechanism for these observations is discussed.

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