Review on the Functional Determinants and Durability of Shape Memory Polymers 英文参考文献.docVIP

Polymers 2010, 2, 120-158; doi:10.3390/polym2030120 OPEN ACCESS polymers ISSN 2073-4360 /journal/polymers Review Review on the Functional Determinants and Durability of Shape Memory Polymers Thorsten Pretsch BAM Federal Institute for Materials Research and Testing, Division VI.3, 12205 Berlin, Germany; E-Mail: Thorsten.Pretsch@bam.de; Tel.: +49-30-8104-3804; Fax: +49-30-8104-1617 Received: 1 June 2010; in revised form: 5 July 2010 / Accepted: 21 July 2010 / Published: 28 July 2010 Abstract: Shape memory polymers (SMP) belong to the class of stimuli-responsive materials and have generated significant research interest. Their capability to retain an imposed, temporary shape and to recover the initial, permanent shape upon exposure to an external stimulus depends on the “functional determinants”, which in simplistic terms, can be divided into structural/morphological and processing/environmental factors. The primary aim of the first part of this review is to reflect the knowledge about these fundamental relationships. In a next step, recent advances in shape memory polymer composites are summarized. In contrast to earlier reviews, studies on the impairment of shape memory properties through various factors, such as aging, compression and hibernation, lubricants, UV light and thermo-mechanical cycling, are extensively reviewed. Apart from summarizing the state-of-the-art in SMP research, recent progress is commented. Keywords: shape memory polymer; active polymer; shape memory polymer composite; shape memory properties; functionality; degradation; aging; functional determinants; thermo-mechanical testing; durability 1. Introduction To date, much attention has been directed to a variety of functional materials including alloys [1-3], ceramics [4-6], polymers [7-14] and gels [15-19], which have all been found to exhibit shape memory behavior.