Sulfur-rich polymers with heating/UV light-responsive shape memory and temperature-modulated self-healing
Zhao Yang, Peiyao Yan, Xiaohu Li, Congcong Miao, Shanshan Cai, Weigang Ji, Mengyuan Song, Liam James Dodd, Xiaofeng Wu, Tom Hasell, Pengfei Song
Abstract
Synthesis of an inverse vulcanised polymer with bended mono- and di-olefins, adjusting the ratio of which allows control of the shape memory response and self-healing temperatures.
Topics & Concepts
Shape-memory polymerPolymerMaterials scienceSelf-healingInverseComposite materialTemperature controlSulfurInverse temperatureChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryMechanical engineeringMathematicsThermodynamicsPhysicsEngineeringMetallurgyGeometryPathologyAlternative medicineMedicineSynthesis and properties of polymersPolymer composites and self-healingPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistry