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Nathan C. Keim, Joseph D. Paulsen, Zorana Zeravcic, Srikanth Sastry + 1 more
'Sidney R. Nagel'] Nathan C. Keim,1, 2, ∗ Joseph D. Paulsen,3, 2, † Zorana Zeravcic,4, 2, ‡ Srikanth Sastry,5, 2, § and Sidney R. Nagel6, 2, ¶ 1Department of Physics, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo, CA 93407, USA 2Kavli Institute for Theoretical Physics, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA…
Arunima Reghunadhan, Keloth Paduvilan Jibin, Abitha Vayyaprontavida Kaliyathan, Prajitha Velayudhan + 3 more
Smart materials are much discussed in the current research scenario. The shape memory effect is one of the most fascinating occurrences in smart materials, both in terms of the phenomenon and its applications. Many metal alloys and polymers exhibit the shape memory effect (SME). Shape memory properties of elastomers…
Yuan Yuan Yu, Hong Ping Xiang, Long Fei Fan, Ming Qiu Zhang
Elastomers: A Review of Molecular Structures, Stimulus Mechanisms, and Emerging Applications Authors: Yuan Yuan Yu, Hong Ping Xiang, Long Fei Fan, Ming Qiu Zhang Shape memory elastomers, a class of smart polymers, can remember their initial shapes under external stimuli and have potential applications in many fields…
Clara Pereira Sánchez, Christine Jérôme, Ludovic Noels, Philippe Vanderbemden
Electroactive and Magnetoactive Shape Memory Polymer Nanocomposites Authors: ['Clara Pereira Sánchez' 'Christine Jérôme' 'Ludovic Noels' 'Philippe Vanderbemden'] Electroactive and magnetoactive shape memory polymer nanocomposites (SMCs) are multistimuli-responsive smart materials that are of great interest in many…
Mijeong Kim, Seongeun Jang, Sungwoong Choi, Junghoon Yang + 3 more
'Jungpil Kim' 'Duyoung Choi' 'Moongyu Jang'] Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are attracting attention for their use in wearable displays and biomedical materials due to their good biocompatibility and excellent moldability. SMPs also have the advantage of being lightweight with excellent shape recovery due to their low…
Dongwoo Shin, Sameh Tawfick
Inspired by the synchronized beating of cilia,1 we show that the collective dynamics of hair-like fibers in a meniscus during fast drainage enables their self-organization into multiple topologies including complex shape inversions. By draining liquid from triangular-base hair bundles, we demonstrate their…
Supitta Suethao, Thridsawan Prasopdee, Kwanchai Buaksuntear, Darshil U. Shah + 2 more
'Darshil U. Shah' 'Wirasak Smitthipong' 'Chung-Hao Lee'] Shape memory elastomers have revolutionised the world since their introduction in the 20th century. The ability to tailor chemical structures to produce a family of materials in wide-ranging forms with versatile properties has propelled them to be ubiquitous.…
Yang-Sook Jung, Sunhee Lee, Jaehyeung Park, Eun-Joo Shin + 1 more
'Joanna Ryszkowska'] Bio-based thermoplastic polyurethanes have attracted increasing attention as advanced shape memory materials. Using the prepolymer method, novel fast-responding shape memory thermoplastic polyurethanes (SMTPUs) were prepared from 100% bio-based polyester polyol, poly-propylene succinate derived…
Matteo Arricca, Nicoletta Inverardi, Stefano Pandini, Maurizio Toselli + 2 more
'Maurizio Toselli' 'Massimo Messori' 'Giulia Scalet'] Thermally-driven semi-crystalline polymer networks are capable to achieve both the one-way shape-memory effect and two-way shape-memory effect under stress and stress-free conditions, therefore representing an appealing class of polymers for applications requiring…
Qiji Ze, Xiao Kuang, Shuai Wu, Janet Wong + 6 more
'Rundong Zhang' 'Joshua M. Kovitz' 'Fengyuan Yang' 'H. Jerry Qi' 'Ruike Renee Zhao'] Shape-programmable soft materials that exhibit integrated multifunctional shape manipulations, including reprogrammable, untethered, fast, and reversible shape transformation and locking, are highly desirable for a plethora of…
Caleb Reese, Grant Musgrave, Anna Huber, Eden Yau + 1 more
Many thermoplastic polymers exhibit outstanding ductility by combining strength and large deformations. These large deformations are irreversible — known as plastic deformation. Elastomers are capable of large, reversible deformation — known as elastic deformation — but have low strength. To this end, we developed…
Alberto Di Bartolo, Ferry P. W. Melchels
Shape memory polymers are materials that are able to retain a deformed state until an external stimulus, most typically heat, triggers recovery to the original geometry. Whereas typically, shape memory polymers are required to recover fast (seconds to minutes), many applications, particularly in the medical field…
John T. Sypek, Hang Yu, Keith J. Dusoe, Gil Drachuck + 8 more
'Amanda M. Giroux' 'A. I. Goldman' 'A. Kreyßig' 'P. C. Canfield' 'Sergey L. Bud’ko' 'Christopher R. Weinberger' 'Seok‐Woo Lee'] - 1. Department of Materials Science and Engineering & Institute of Materials Science, University of Connecticut, 97 North Eagleville Road, Unit 3136, Storrs CT 06269- 3136, USA - 2.…
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We propel photopolymerizable liquid crystalline (LC) shape memory materials from solely elastomeric performance to the thermomechanical performance of tough, yielding thermosets. LC elastomers are at the forefront of smart, stimuli-responsive materials development. To apply their properties to mechanically superior…
Luai R. Khoury, Ionel Popa
Programmable behavior combined with tailored stiffness and tunable biomechanical response are key requirements for developing successful materials. However, these properties are still an elusive goal for protein-based biomaterials. Here, we present a new method based on protein-polymer interactions, to manipulate the…
Ashley Hicks, Courteney Roberts, Andrew Robinson, Kailey Wilson + 8 more
There is an urgent critical need for a patient-forward vaginal stent that can prevent debilitating vaginal stenosis that occurs in up to 75% of patients who undergo pelvic radiation treatments and adolescent patients after vaginal reconstruction. To this end, we developed a self-fitting vaginal stent based on a…
Yohalie Kalukula, Marine Luciano, Guillaume Charras, David B. Brückner + 1 more
Cell migration in narrow microenvironments is a hallmark of numerous physiological processes, involving successive cycles of confinement and release that drive significant morphological changes. However, it remains unclear whether migrating cells can retain a memory of their past morphological states, which could…
Aedan Y. Li, Keisuke Fukuda, Andy C. H. Lee, Morgan D. Barense
Although we can all agree that interference induces forgetting, there is surprisingly little consensus regarding what type of interference most likely disrupts memory. We previously proposed that the similarity of interference differentially impacts the representational detail of color memory. Here, we extend this work…
Savannah Gowen, Elina Ghimire, Charlie A. Lindberg, Ingrid S. Appen + 2 more
> Training has emerged as a promising materials design technique in which function can be achieved through repeated physical modification of an existing material rather than by direct chemical functionalization, cutting or reprocessing. This work investigates both the ability to train for function and then to erase…
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Multi-material 3D printing concerns the use of two or more 3D printable materials within a single printed part. The result is a composite that benefits from the combined properties of the individual 3D printed materials. Typically, a distinct differentiation between material properties can only be achieved using…
Mayte Bonilla-Quintana, Florentin Wörgötter, Christian Tetzlaff, Michael Fauth
Dendritic spines are the morphological basis of excitatory synapses in the cortex and their size and shape correlates with functional synaptic properties. Recent experiments show that spines exhibit large shape fluctuations that are not related to activity-dependent plasticity but nonetheless might influence memory…
Shanaathanan Modchalingam, Maria N. Ayala, Denise Y. P. Henriques
When a context change is detected during motor learning, motor memories - internal models for executing movements within some context - may be created or existing motor memories may be activated and modified. Assigning credit to plausible causes of errors can allow for fast retrieval and activation of a motor memory…
Joseph D. Paulsen, Nathan C. Keim
Solids are rigid, which means that when left undisturbed, their structures are nearly static. It follows that these structures depend on history—but it is surprising that they hold readable memories of past events. Here we review the research that has recently flourished around mechanical memory formation, beginning…
Pierfrancesco Ombrini, Qidi Wang, Alexandros Vasileiadis, Fangting Wu + 6 more
Effective optimization and control of lithium-ion batteries cannot neglect the relation between fundamental physicochemical phenomena and performance. In this work, we apply a multi-step charging protocol to commercially relevant electrodes, such as LiNi0.8Mn0.1Co0.1O2 (NMC811), LiFePO4 (LFP), LiMn1.5Ni0.5O4 (LMNO)…