Shape memory liquid crystalline polymers: Stimuli‐responsiveness, advanced technologies, and key applications

IF 3.1 4区工程技术 Q2 POLYMER SCIENCE

Polymers for Advanced Technologies Pub Date : 2024-08-05 DOI:10.1002/pat.6531

Peerawat Prathumrat, Mostafa Nikzad, Reza Arablouei, Manunya Okhawilai

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Abstract

Liquid crystalline polymers (LCPs) represent a distinct class of materials that have garnered significant interest for their utilisation in diverse industrial and engineering applications. A prominent attribute of LCPs is their stimuli‐responsiveness. These materials can undergo deformation and subsequently recover their original shapes when subjected to external stimuli such as heat, light, and electromagnetic fields. The molecular structure of LCPs consists of mesogens and flexible tails, mirroring the fundamental molecular mechanism found in shape memory polymers. This characteristic positions LCPs as promising materials for shape memory applications. This article provides a comprehensive review of LCPs, focusing on their various forms of stimuli‐responsiveness. In addition, it delves into the application of additive manufacturing and machine learning technologies in the context of shape memory LCPs. Finally, the article concludes by exploring the critical applications of LCPs as shape memory materials.

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形状记忆液晶聚合物：刺激响应性、先进技术和关键应用

液晶聚合物（LCP）是一类独特的材料，因其在各种工业和工程领域的应用而备受关注。液晶聚合物的一个突出特点是其刺激响应性。当受到热、光和电磁场等外部刺激时，这些材料会发生形变，随后恢复原来的形状。LCP 的分子结构由中间体和柔性尾部组成，反映了形状记忆聚合物的基本分子机制。这一特性使 LCP 成为有望用于形状记忆的材料。本文对 LCP 进行了全面综述，重点介绍了其各种形式的刺激响应性。此外，文章还深入探讨了增材制造和机器学习技术在形状记忆 LCP 中的应用。最后，文章探讨了 LCP 作为形状记忆材料的关键应用。

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来源期刊

Polymers for Advanced Technologies 工程技术-高分子科学

CiteScore

6.20

自引率

5.90%

发文量

337

审稿时长

2.1 months

期刊介绍： Polymers for Advanced Technologies is published in response to recent significant changes in the patterns of materials research and development. Worldwide attention has been focused on the critical importance of materials in the creation of new devices and systems. It is now recognized that materials are often the limiting factor in bringing a new technical concept to fruition and that polymers are often the materials of choice in these demanding applications. A significant portion of the polymer research ongoing in the world is directly or indirectly related to the solution of complex, interdisciplinary problems whose successful resolution is necessary for achievement of broad system objectives. Polymers for Advanced Technologies is focused to the interest of scientists and engineers from academia and industry who are participating in these new areas of polymer research and development. It is the intent of this journal to impact the polymer related advanced technologies to meet the challenge of the twenty-first century. Polymers for Advanced Technologies aims at encouraging innovation, invention, imagination and creativity by providing a broad interdisciplinary platform for the presentation of new research and development concepts, theories and results which reflect the changing image and pace of modern polymer science and technology. Polymers for Advanced Technologies aims at becoming the central organ of the new multi-disciplinary polymer oriented materials science of the highest scientific standards. It will publish original research papers on finished studies; communications limited to five typewritten pages plus three illustrations, containing experimental details; review articles of up to 40 pages; letters to the editor and book reviews. Review articles will normally be published by invitation. The Editor-in-Chief welcomes suggestions for reviews.