Shape memory polymers electro-active

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Key words shape memory effect through indirect heating electro-active shape memory effect magnetic-active shape memory effect light-active shape memory polymer phase change material. 

Besides the intrinsic conductive polymers, some deformable polymers, such as shape-memory polymers, are usually activated by heating. After incorporating with conductive fillers, such as carbon nanomaterials, they can be simulated by the electricity through Joule heating (Liu et al., 2009 Hu and Chen, 2010 Koerner et al., 2004). This kind of electro thermally active polymer composites can produce expansion/contraction and bending behaviors upon with the electricity. Moreover, these actuators can work durably... 

Lu H, Lei M, Leng J (2014) Significantly Improving electro-activated shape recovery performance of shape memory nanocmnposite by self-asscanbled carbon nanofiber and hexagonal boron nitride. J Appl Polym Sci 131 40506... 

Shape memory polymers with novel functions electro-active, magnetically-active, light-adaptive and phase change materials... 

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