Thermally and Near-Infrared Light-Induced Shape Memory Polymers Capable of Healing Mechanical Damage and Fatigued Shape Memory Function

• Published in: ACS applied materials & interfaces Vol. 11; no. 9; pp. 9470 - 9477
• Main Authors: Li, Tianqi, Li, Yang, Wang, Xiaohan, Li, Xiang, Sun, Junqi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States American Chemical Society 06.03.2019
• Subjects: durability; graphene oxide; hydrogen bonding; irradiation; mechanical damage; modulus of elasticity; nanosheets; near infrared radiation; polyacrylic acid; polyvinyl alcohol; shape memory polymers; nanofiller reinforcement; graphene oxides; materials science; self-healing materials

The fabrication of shape memory polymers that are mechanically robust and capable of being induced by near-infrared (NIR) light and healing mechanical damage and the fatigued shape memory function remains a challenge. In this study, thermally and NIR-light-induced shape memory polymers with self-hea...