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ReviewPolymers2025

Research Status and Potential Direction for Thermoplastic Shape Memory Polymers and Composites: A Review.

Shuai Yang, Yang He, Zijian Song, Yingchun Li

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Review in Polymers, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

4 authors.

Shuai YangSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.ORCID 0009-0009-3758-615X
Yang HeCenter for Composites Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, Harbin 150080, China.
Zijian SongSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.
Yingchun LiSchool of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, China.

Funding

China Postdoctoral Science Foundation 2024M752991Fundamental Research Program of Shanxi Province 202303021212177, 202303021212174Research Project Supported by Shanxi Scholarship Council of China 2023-137
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), due to the programmable deformation and recovery ability, exhibit widespread potential in fields of biomedical devices, smart actuators, and engineering structures. Thermoplastic SMPs, which possess the intrinsic linear molecular chain structures, are able to be processed through diverse methods, in addition to being re-processed after process-forming, compared with thermoset SMPs. The environmental recycling characteristics for thermoplastic SMPs describe their wide use potential and prospect. In this paper, a comprehensive description of mechanism, matrix polymers, actuations, and applications for thermoplastic SMPs and composites was reviewed. Furthermore, two promising potential developing directions, 4D printing metamaterial and dynamic covalent networks, were proposed. The multifunctionality and enhanced performances of thermoplastic SMPs and composites exhibited excellent application value, which is significant for future advancements.

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applicationsdeveloping directionsshape memory polymersthermoplastic composites

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PMID40430656
PMCPMC12114747

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