Near-Infrared Light Triggered Soft Actuators in Aqueous Media Prepared from Shape-Memory Polymer Composites

Shape memory nanocomposite of poly(L-lactic acid)/graphene nanoplatelets triggered by infrared light and thermal heating

(2016) S. Lashgari et al.   Express Polymer Letters

Multi-Stimuli Responsive Carbon Nanotube Incorporated Polysiloxane Azobenzene Liquid Crystalline Elastomer Composites

(2016) Meng Wang et al.   MACROMOLECULES

A calamitic mesogenic near-infrared absorbing croconaine dye/liquid crystalline elastomer composite

(2016) Ling-Xiang Guo et al.   Chemical Science

Light-Powered Tumbler Movement of Graphene Oxide/Polymer Nanocomposites

(2015) Li Yu et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Near-infrared-responsive gold nanorod/liquid crystalline elastomer composites prepared by sequential thiol-click chemistry

(2015) Hong Yang et al.   CHEMICAL COMMUNICATIONS

Solar Light Responsive Polymer Composites with Three Shape-Memory Effects

(2015) Liang Fang et al.   MACROMOLECULAR MATERIALS AND ENGINEERING

Copolymer Networks From Oligo(ε-caprolactone) andn-Butyl Acrylate Enable a Reversible Bidirectional Shape-Memory Effect at Human Body Temperature

(2015) Mersa Saatchi et al.   MACROMOLECULAR RAPID COMMUNICATIONS

Recent progress in shape memory polymer: New behavior, enabling materials, and mechanistic understanding

(2015) Qian Zhao et al.   PROGRESS IN POLYMER SCIENCE

A Catalytic and Shape-Memory Polymer Reactor

(2014) Yanli Han et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

The synergistic effect of the combined thin multi-walled carbon nanotubes and reduced graphene oxides on photothermally actuated shape memory polyurethane composites

(2014) Dong Hun Yi et al.   JOURNAL OF COLLOID AND INTERFACE SCIENCE

Light-Controlled Complex Deformation and Motion of Shape-Memory Polymers Using a Temperature Gradient

(2014) Hongji Zhang et al.   ACS Macro Letters

Polymers with Dual Light-Triggered Functions of Shape Memory and Healing Using Gold Nanoparticles

(2013) Hongji Zhang et al.   ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces

Reversible Bidirectional Shape-Memory Polymers

(2013) Marc Behl et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Light-triggered self-healing and shape-memory polymers

(2013) Damien Habault et al.   CHEMICAL SOCIETY REVIEWS

Temperature-memory polymer actuators

(2013) M. Behl et al.   PROCEEDINGS OF THE NATIONAL ACADEMY OF SCIENCES OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

Bio-Inspired Polymer Composite Actuator and Generator Driven by Water Gradients

(2013) M. Ma et al.   SCIENCE

Photothermally Sensitive Poly(N-isopropylacrylamide)/Graphene Oxide Nanocomposite Hydrogels as Remote Light-Controlled Liquid Microvalves

(2012) Chun-Hua Zhu et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Temperature-Memory Effect of Copolyesterurethanes and their Application Potential in Minimally Invasive Medical Technologies

(2012) Karl Kratz et al.   ADVANCED FUNCTIONAL MATERIALS

Shape-memory polymers with multiple transitions: complex actively moving polymers

(2012) Qian Zhao et al.   Soft Matter

Temperature-Memory Polymer Networks with Crystallizable Controlling Units

(2011) Karl Kratz et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Shape-Memory Nanocomposites with Magnetically Adjustable Apparent Switching Temperatures

(2011) Uttamchand Narendra Kumar et al.   ADVANCED MATERIALS

Optically- and Thermally-Responsive Programmable Materials Based on Carbon Nanotube-Hydrogel Polymer Composites

(2011) Xiaobo Zhang et al.   NANO LETTERS

An infrared-light responsive graphene-oxide incorporated poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) hydrogel nanocomposite

(2011) Chi-Wei Lo et al.   Soft Matter

Self-folding of polymer sheets using local light absorption

(2011) Ying Liu et al.   Soft Matter

Infrared light-active shape memory polymer filled with nanocarbon particles

(2009) Jinsong Leng et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED POLYMER SCIENCE

Printed artificial cilia from liquid-crystal network actuators modularly driven by light

(2009) Casper L. van Oosten et al.   NATURE MATERIALS

Review of electro-active shape-memory polymer composite

(2008) Yanju Liu et al.   COMPOSITES SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY