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A review of shape memory alloy research, applications and opportunities
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Shape memory alloys (SMAs) are a class of shape memory materials (SMMs) which have the ability to "memorise" or retain their previous form when subjected to certain stimulus such as thermomechanical or magnetic variations.About:
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Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology数据库介绍及实例
TL;DR: The Third edition of the Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology as mentioned in this paper was published in 1989, with the title "Kirk's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology: Chemical Technology".
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Soft Robotic Grippers.
TL;DR: A critical overview of soft robotic grippers is presented, covering different material sets, physical principles, and device architectures, and improved materials, processing methods, and sensing play an important role in future research.
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Soft Actuators for Small-Scale Robotics.
TL;DR: A detailed survey of ongoing methodologies for soft actuators, highlighting approaches suitable for nanometer- to centimeter-scale robotic applications, including both the development of new materials and composites, as well as novel implementations leveraging the unique properties of soft materials.
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Shape memory polymers: Past, present and future developments
TL;DR: Shape memory polymers (SMPs) as mentioned in this paper represent a highly interesting class of materials and have gained significant interest in recent years, thus, the variety of materials investigated virtually exploded and several promising shape memory effects have been developed.
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Artificial Muscles: Mechanisms, Applications, and Challenges.
Seyed M. Mirvakili,Ian W. Hunter +1 more
TL;DR: The structure, actuation mechanism, applications, and limitations of recently developed artificial muscles, including highly oriented semicrystalline polymer fibers; nanocomposite actuators; twisted nanofiber yarns; thermally activated shape-memory alloys; ionic-polymer/metal composites; dielectric-elastomer actuator; and pneumatic actuators are discussed.
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Materials Selection for Mechanical Design
David Cebon,Michael F. Ashby +1 more
TL;DR: The design process engineering materials and their properties materials selection charts materials selection without shape selection of material and shape materials processing and design sources of material property data materials, aesthetics and industrial design forces for change case studies as mentioned in this paper.
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Shape memory materials
Clarence Marvin Wayman,和弘 大塚 +1 more
TL;DR: Otsuka et al. as mentioned in this paper introduced shape memory alloy actuators and their application in medical and dental applications, including shape memory ceramics, shape memory polymers, and shape memory alloys.
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Shape memory polymers
Robert Langer,Andreas Lendlein +1 more
TL;DR: A very broad, additional spectrum of possible applications for intelligent polymers that covers an area from minimally invasive surgery, through high-performance textiles, up to self-repairing plastic components in every kind of transportation vehicles.
Kirk-Othmer Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology数据库介绍及实例
TL;DR: The Third edition of the Kirk-Othmer encyclopedia of chemical technology as mentioned in this paper was published in 1989, with the title "Kirk's Encyclopedia of Chemical Technology: Chemical Technology".
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Large magnetic‐field‐induced strains in Ni2MnGa single crystals
TL;DR: In this paper, the superelastic motion of twin boundaries in the martensitic phase of Ni2MnGa with magnetic fields of 8 kOe applied at 265 K was found to be associated with the staining.