One-way thermo-responsive shape memory polymer nanocomposite derived from polycaprolactone and polystyrene-block-polybutadiene-block-polystyrene packed with carbon nanofiber

2020 ◽  
Vol 22 ◽  
pp. 100802 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sithara Gopinath ◽  
N.N. Adarsh ◽  
P. Radhakrishnan Nair ◽  
Suresh Mathew
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Carbon Nanofiber ◽  
Shape Memory Polymer ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposite

Millisecond Response of Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposite Aerogel Powered by Stretchable Graphene Framework

ACS Nano ◽  
2019 ◽  
Vol 13 (5) ◽  
pp. 5549-5558 ◽  
Author(s):  
Fan Guo ◽  
Xiaowen Zheng ◽  
Chunyuan Liang ◽  
Yanqiu Jiang ◽  
Zhen Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Polymer ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposite

Electroactive thermoset shape memory polymer nanocomposite filled with nanocarbon powders

2009 ◽  
Vol 18 (7) ◽  
pp. 074003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jinsong Leng ◽  
Xin Lan ◽  
Yanju Liu ◽  
Shanyi Du
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Memory Polymer ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposite

Actuation of Shape Memory Polymer by Resistive Heating of Carbon Nanopaper

2009 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haibao Lu ◽  
Yong Tang ◽  
Jihua Gou ◽  
Erin Chow ◽  
Jinsong Leng ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Shape Memory ◽  
Shape Recovery ◽  
Carbon Nanofiber ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Shape Memory Polymer ◽  
Mechanical Analysis ◽  
Thermomechanical Properties ◽  
Paper Sheet ◽  
Scanning Electron ◽  
Properties Of Composites

To electrically activate the shape recovery in a styrene-based shape-memory polymer (SMP) by coating with conductive carbon nanofiber paper has been demonstrated in this paper. Carbon nanofibers in the form of paper sheet in combination with SMP significantly improve the electrical and thermal conductivity of polymer, leading to the actuation of SMP/nanopaper composite (with 15% volume fraction of carbon nanopaper, dimension of 10.0 cm × 0.5 cm × 0.3 cm) can be carried out by applying 8.4 V voltage, with response time of 140 s. Therefore, electrical conductivity of 6.6 S/cm is obtained. This approach, although demonstrated in styrene-based polymer, is applicable to other type of SMP materials. Furthermore, the morphologies of carbon nanofiber in the form of paper is observed by scanning electron microscopy, and the thermomechanical properties of composites are measured and analyzed by dynamic mechanical analysis.

scholarly journals Effects of added SiO2 nanoparticles on the thermal expansion behavior of shape memory polymer nanocomposites

2018 ◽  
Vol 30 (1) ◽  
pp. 32-44 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mohammad Javad Mahmoodi ◽  
Mohammad Kazem Hassanzadeh-Aghdam ◽  
Reza Ansari
Keyword(s):  
Thermal Expansion ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposites ◽  
Volume Fraction ◽  
Coefficient Of Thermal Expansion ◽  
Shape Memory Polymer ◽  
Polymer Nanocomposite ◽  
Thermal Expansion Behavior ◽  
Interphase Region ◽  
Expansion Behavior

In this study, a unit cell–based micromechanical approach is proposed to analyze the coefficient of thermal expansion of shape memory polymer nanocomposites containing SiO2 nanoparticles. The interphase region created due to the interaction between the SiO2 nanoparticles and shape memory polymer is modeled as the third phase in the nanocomposite representative volume element. The influences of the temperature, volume fraction, and diameter of the SiO2 nanoparticles on the thermal expansion behavior of shape memory polymer nanocomposite are explored. It is observed that the coefficient of thermal expansion of shape memory polymer nanocomposite decreases with the increase in the volume fraction up to 12%. Also, the results reveal that with the increase in temperature, the shape memory polymer nanocomposite coefficient of thermal expansion linearly increases. The role of interphase region on the thermal expansion response of the shape memory polymer nanocomposite is found to be very important. In the presence of interphase, the reduction in nanoparticle diameter leads to lower coefficient of thermal expansion for shape memory polymer nanocomposite, while the variation of nanoparticles diameter does not affect the coefficient of thermal expansion in the absence of interphase. Based on the simulation results, the shape memory polymer nanocomposite coefficient of thermal expansion decreases as the interphase thickness increases. In addition, the contribution of interphase coefficient of thermal expansion to the shape memory polymer nanocomposite coefficient of thermal expansion is more significant than that of interphase elastic modulus.

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