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Wet Synthesis Methods of Shape-Memory Polymer Composites

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Shape Memory Composites Based on Polymers and Metals for 4D Printing

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Shape-memory polymer composites (SMPCs) are active smart materials which are having the ability to return to their original shape from their deformed state or vice versa under exterior stimulus. They are having dual-shape capability. These materials have fascinated the researchers as a result of their wide range of prospective applications in various areas like aerospace, biomedical equipment, morphing structures, deployable structures, biomaterials, smart textiles, 4D printing of active origami structures, fabrics, and self-healing composite systems. A comprehensive description of the wet synthesis techniques used in the preparation of shape-memory polymer composites like in situ polymerization, co-precipitation, melt mixing, solution mixing, sol–gel process, and electrospinning are presented in this chapter along with their advantages and disadvantages. Compared with shape-memory alloys (SMAs), the shape-memory polymer composites are having a substantial share of active smart materials research just because of the following advantages such as manufacturability, huge shape deformability, great recoverability, biodegradability, and simply tailorable glass transition temperature (Tg).

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Bhogi, A., Rajani, T. (2022). Wet Synthesis Methods of Shape-Memory Polymer Composites. In: Maurya, M.R., Sadasivuni, K.K., Cabibihan, JJ., Ahmad, S., Kazim, S. (eds) Shape Memory Composites Based on Polymers and Metals for 4D Printing. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-94114-7_8

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