What is it about?
Here long cycle-life shape memory polymer (SMP) is reported for the first time, and the energy-storage capacity of SMP at high temperature is reported for the first time.
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Why is it important?
The combination of long cycle-life, energy-storage capacity and wide operating temperature range makes the polyimide a suitable candidate for high temperature applications requiring numerous shape memory cycles such as reversible actuators and deployable hinges.
Perspectives
The high cycle-life will expand application areas of SMPs enormously
Dr Xinli Xiao
Harbin Institute of Technology
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This page is a summary of: High Cycle-life Shape Memory Polymer at High Temperature, Scientific Reports, September 2016, Nature,
DOI: 10.1038/srep33610.
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