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Title: | Body-temperature programmable soft-shape memory hybrid sponges for comfort fitting | Authors: | Naveen, Balasundaram Selvan Azharuddin Mohamed Nasee Ng, Catherine Jia Lin Chan, Jun Wei Lee, Rayner Zheng Xian Teo, Leonard Ee Tong Wang, Taoxi Nripan, Mathews Huang, Wei Min |
Keywords: | Engineering::Mechanical engineering | Issue Date: | 2021 | Source: | Naveen, B. S., Azharuddin Mohamed Nasee, Ng, C. J. L., Chan, J. W., Lee, R. Z. X., Teo, L. E. T., Wang, T., Nripan, M. & Huang, W. M. (2021). Body-temperature programmable soft-shape memory hybrid sponges for comfort fitting. Polymers, 13(20), 3501-. https://dx.doi.org/10.3390/polym13203501 | Journal: | Polymers | Abstract: | Porous shape memory hybrids are fabricated with different matrix (silicone) hardness and different inclusion (polycaprolactone, PCL) ratios. They are characterized to obtain their mechanical response to cyclic loads (with/without pre-straining/programming) and their shape memory performances after body-temperature programming are investigated. These materials are lightweight due to their porous structures. Wetted hydrogels used in the fabrication process for creating pores are reusable and hence this process is eco-friendly. These porous shape memory hybrids exhibit the good shape memory effect of around 90% with higher inclusion (PCL) ratios, which is better than the solid versions reported in the literature. Hence, it is concluded that these materials have great potential to be used in, for instance, insoles and soles for comfort fitting, as demonstrated. | URI: | https://hdl.handle.net/10356/153836 | ISSN: | 2073-4360 | DOI: | 10.3390/polym13203501 | Schools: | School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering School of Materials Science and Engineering |
Rights: | © 2021 The Author(s). Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https:// creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | Fulltext Permission: | open | Fulltext Availability: | With Fulltext |
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