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  • Polymer Science
  • Materials Science
  • Materials Engineering

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  • Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are crucial for applications requiring deformation and recovery.
  • Existing SMPs often struggle to balance high deformability with shape fixity and recovery.
  • Developing novel SMPs with enhanced properties is essential for broader technological adoption.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To design and fabricate a novel semi-crystalline slide-ring shape-memory polycaprolactone-based polyurethane (SR-SMPCLU).
  • To achieve recoverable high deformability alongside high shape-fixity and shape-recovery ratios.
  • To investigate the influence of slide-ring structure on shape-memory performance.

Main Methods:

  • Fabrication of SR-SMPCLU using a topologically interlocked slide-ring structure.
  • Evaluation of shape fixity, shape recovery ratio, and shape recovery speed.
  • Testing of recoverable high-strain capacity under significant deformation.
  • Assessment of shape-memory performance across multiple training cycles and varying deformation strains.

Main Results:

  • The SR-SMPCLU demonstrated good shape fixity and almost complete shape recovery with fast recovery speed.
  • Achieved an outstanding recoverable high-strain capacity of 95.83% recovery under 1410% deformation strain due to the slide-ring structure's pulley effect.
  • Maintained excellent shape-memory performance even after numerous training cycles at high deformation strains (45% and 280%).

Conclusions:

  • The novel SR-SMPCLU system successfully integrates high deformability with robust shape-memory properties.
  • The slide-ring structure is key to enabling the pulley effect, facilitating exceptional recoverable strain.
  • This material shows significant potential for applications demanding extreme deformation and reliable shape recovery.