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Variable stiffness material and structural concepts for morphing applications
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The need for attention directed to the variable stiffness strategy is recognised and the significance of intensive research activities in a highly integrated and multidisciplinary environment emphasised if higher maturity stages of the concepts are to be reached.About:
This article is published in Progress in Aerospace Sciences.The article was published on 2013-11-01. It has received 244 citations till now. The article focuses on the topics: Morphing.read more
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Recent progress in shape memory polymer: New behavior, enabling materials, and mechanistic understanding
Qian Zhao,H. Jerry Qi,Tao Xie +2 more
TL;DR: Progress in new shape memory enabling mechanisms and triggering methods, variations of in shape memory forms (shape memory surfaces, hydrogels, and microparticles), newshape memory behavior (multi-SME and two-way-S ME), and novel fabrication methods are reviewed.
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Recent Progress on Magnetorheological Solids: Materials, Fabrication, Testing, and Applications†
TL;DR: Magnetorheological (MR) materials are classified as smart materials due to their responsiveness to external magnetic stimuli as discussed by the authors, and they have led to broad applications in several potential fields.
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Buckling-induced smart applications: recent advances and trends
Nan Hu,Rigoberto Burgueño +1 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors highlight the recent advances in buckling-induced smart applications and explain why buckling responses have certain advantages and are especially suitable for these particular applications, and identify potential research avenues and emerging trends for using buckling and other elastic instabilities for future innovations.
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A rigid and healable polymer cross-linked by weak but abundant Zn(II)-carboxylate interactions
Jian-Cheng Lai,Lan Li,Da-Peng Wang,Min-Hao Zhang,Sheng-Ran Mo,Xue Wang,Ke-Yu Zeng,Cheng-Hui Li,Qing Jiang,Xiao-Zeng You,Jing-Lin Zuo +10 more
TL;DR: A rigid and healable material is demonstrated by using weak but abundant coordination bonds to crosslink a PDMS polymer that exhibits fast thermal-healing properties and is also advantageous for various applications such as in orthopedic immobilization, conductive composites/adhesives, and 3D printing.
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Morphing aircraft based on smart materials and structures: A state-of-the-art review:
TL;DR: In this paper, the wings of a bird can be reshaped to provide optimal performance at all flight conditions, not only for one or two flight conditions and not for the entire flight envelope.
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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.
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Damping of structural vibrations with piezoelectric materials and passive electrical networks
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Shape-memory polymers
Marc Behl,Andreas Lendlein +1 more
TL;DR: Shape-memory polymers as discussed by the authors are an emerging class of active polymers that can change their shape in a predefined way from shape A to shape B when exposed to an appropriate stimulus.
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Shape-memory polymers and their composites: Stimulus methods and applications
TL;DR: Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) undergo significant macroscopic deformation upon the application of an external stimulus (e.g., heat, electricity, light, magnetism, moisture and even a change in pH value).
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Shape memory alloys : modeling and engineering applications
TL;DR: In this paper, the authors describe the transformation-induced plasticity in shape memory alloys and model the transformation induced plasticity of magnetic SMAs using return mapping algorithms using SMA models.