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Graphene is one of most exceptional type of nanocarbon. It is a two-dimensional, one atom thick, nanosheet of sp2 hybridized carbon atoms. Graphene has been employed as nanofiller for shape memory polymeric nanocomposites due to outstanding electrical conductivity, mechanical strength, flexibility, and thermal stability characteristics. Consequently, graphene nanostructures have been reinforced in the polymer matrices to attain superior structural, physical, and shape recovery properties. This review basically addresses the important class of shape memory polymer (SMP)/graphene nanocomposites. This assessment is revolutionary to portray the scientific development and advancement in the field of polymer and graphene-based shape memory nanocomposites. In SMP/graphene nanocomposites, polymer shape has been fixed at above transition temperature and then converted to memorized shape through desired external stimuli. Presence of graphene has caused fast switching of temporary shape to original shape in polymer/graphene nanocomposites. In this regard, better graphene dispersion, interactions between matrix-nanofiller, and well-matched interface formation leading to high performance stimuli-responsive graphene derived nanocomposites, have been described. Incidentally, the fabrication, properties, actuation ways, and relevance of the SMP/graphene nanocomposite have been discussed here. The potential applications of these materials have been perceived for the aerospace/automotive components, self-healing nanocomposites, textiles, civil engineering, and biomaterials.
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Affiliation(s)
- Ayesha Kausar
- National Center for Physics, Quaid-i-Azam University Campus , Islamabad , Pakistan
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Zhou H, Xia Y, Mu G, Gao Y, Liang S, Li G, Yang Q, Lin X, Qian F. The preparation and characterization of biodegradable PCL/PLA shape memory blends. JOURNAL OF MACROMOLECULAR SCIENCE PART A-PURE AND APPLIED CHEMISTRY 2021. [DOI: 10.1080/10601325.2021.1921598] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 10/21/2022]
Affiliation(s)
- Huimin Zhou
- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- Department of Materials Science, School of Textile and Material Engineering, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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- School of Food Science and Technology, Dalian Polytechnic University, Dalian, China
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