... greatly improved the carrying capacity of spacecraft. The structural changes of traditional deployable structures are achieved through pneumatic/inflation or hinges. These devices have drawbacks such as complex assembly processes, low storage ratios, large volume and high density. Shape memory polymer...

... manufacture technique is initially reviewed. Then, the influence of electrospinning parameters and actuation method has been discussed. Finally, the study concludes with a brief review of recent development in potential applications. Findings Shape memory polymer (SMP) nanofibers are a type of smart...

...Xin Wang; Xiaoling Xu; Zuowan Zhou; Jihua Gou Purpose This paper aims to exploit shape memory polymer (SMP) composite as multifunctional coatings for protecting substrates from surface wear and bacterial. The efficiency of added nano or micro-sized particles in enhancing the properties of SMP...

...Zhenghong Li; Haibao Lu; Yongtao Yao; Long Lin Purpose The purpose of this paper is to develop an effective approach to significantly improve the thermomechanical properties of shape memory polymer (SMP) nanocomposites that show fast thermally responsive shape recovery. Design/methodology...

... of shape memory polymer (SMP) nanocomposite. Design/methodology/approach – Carboxylic acid-functionalised CNT and nafion/silica nanofibre are first self-assembled onto carbon fibre by means of deposition and electrospinning approaches, respectively, to form functionally graded nanopaper...

...Haibao Lu; Yongtao Yao; Long Lin Purpose – This paper aims to create and to study multifunctional shape memory polymer (SMP) composites having temperature-sensing and actuating capabilities by embedding thermochromic particles within the polymer matrix. Design/methodology/approach...

...Haibao Lu; Yongtao Yao; Shipeng Zhu; Yunhua Yang; Long Lin Purpose – The purpose of this paper is a study aimed at overcoming the interface issue between nanopaper and polymer matrix in shape-memory polymer (SMP) composite laminates caused by their large dissimilarity in electrical/thermal...

...haibao Lu; Yongtao Yao; Long Lin Purpose – This paper aims to present a phenomenological and quantitative model to study the constitutive relations and working mechanism for shape/temperature memory effect in polypyrrole (PPy)-based shape memory polymers (SMPs). Design/methodology/approach...

...) and shape memory polymer (SMP) for example, in both cases the basic molecular architecture is a polymer network but the mechanisms underlying the active movement are differing. Both polymer concepts are based on functional components or stimuli‐sensitive domains as switches (Behl and Lendlein, 2007 ; Lu...