scholarly journals Shape memory properties of polyethylene/ethylene vinyl acetate /carbon nanotube composites

2020 ◽  
Vol 81 ◽  
pp. 106227 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sreeni Narayana Kurup ◽  
Christopher Ellingford ◽  
Chaoying Wan
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Shape Memory Properties ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Carbon Nanotube Composites

Dynamic Mechanical and Dielectric Properties of Ethylene Vinyl Acetate/Carbon Nanotube Composites

2014 ◽  
Vol 53 (3) ◽  
pp. 496-512 ◽  
Author(s):  
Helena Valentová ◽  
Markéta Ilčíková ◽  
Klaudia Czaniková ◽  
Zdenko Špitalský ◽  
Miroslav Šlouf ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Dielectric Properties ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Dynamic Mechanical ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Carbon Nanotube Composites

In situelectron microscopy of Braille microsystems: photo-actuation of ethylene vinyl acetate/carbon nanotube composites

2015 ◽  
Vol 2 (2) ◽  
pp. 025601 ◽  
Author(s):  
Klaudia Czaniková ◽  
Igor Krupa ◽  
Dušan Račko ◽  
Vasilij Šmatko ◽  
Eva M Campo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Carbon Nanotube ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Nanotube Composites ◽  
Carbon Nanotube Composites

scholarly journals Coupling Dynamic Covalent Bonds and Ionic Crosslinking Network to Promote Shape Memory Properties of Ethylene-vinyl Acetate Copolymers

Polymers ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 983 ◽  
Author(s):  
Wenjing Wu ◽  
Sreeni Narayana Kurup ◽  
Christopher Ellingford ◽  
Jie Li ◽  
Chaoying Wan
Keyword(s):  
Tensile Strength ◽  
Shape Memory ◽  
Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Mechanical Performance ◽  
Memory Performance ◽  
Ethylene Vinyl Acetate ◽  
Crosslinking Density ◽  
Melt Processing ◽  
Covalent Bonds ◽  
Shape Memory Properties

Dynamic crosslinking networks based on Diels–Alder (DA) chemistry and ionic interactions were introduced to maleic anhydride modified ethylene-vinyl acetate copolymer (mEVA) via in situ melt processing. The dual dynamic crosslinking networks were characterized by temperature-dependent FTIR, and the effects on the shape memory properties of mEVA were evaluated with dynamic mechanical thermal analysis and cyclic tensile testing. A crosslinking density was achieved at 2.36 × 10−4 mol·cm−3 for DA-crosslinked mEVA; as a result, the stress at 100% extension was increased from 3.8 to 5.6 MPa, and tensile strength and elongation at break were kept as high as 30.3 MPa and 486%, respectively. The further introduction of 10 wt % zinc methacrylate increased the dynamic crosslinking density to 3.74 × 10−4 mol·cm−3 and the stress at 100% extension to 9.0 MPa, while providing a tensile strength of 28.4 MPa and strain at break of 308%. The combination of reversible DA covalent crosslinking and ionic network in mEVA enabled a fixing ratio of 76.4% and recovery ratio of 99.4%, exhibiting an enhanced shape memory performance, especially at higher temperatures. The enhanced shape memory and mechanical performance of the dual crosslinked mEVA showed promising reprocessing and recycling abilities of the end-of-life products in comparison to traditional peroxide initiated covalent crosslinked counterparts.

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