Pigment & Resin Technology: Volume 47 Issue 1

Multi-stimuli triggered self-healing of the conductive shape memory polymer composites

Hongsheng Luo, Xingdong Zhou, Yuncheng Xu, Huaquan Wang, Yongtao Yao, Guobin Yi, Zhifeng Hao

This paper aims to exploit shape-memory polymers as self-healable materials. The underlying mechanism involved the thermal transitions as well as the enrichment of the healing…

Tunable shape recovery progress of thermoplastic polyurethane by solvents

Changchun Wang, Bo Kou, Zusheng Hang, Xuejuan Zhao, Tianxuan Lu, Ziqi Wu, Jin-Peng Zhang

This study aims to present that the chemo-responsive shape recovery of thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) is tunable by solvents with different solubility parameters, and it is…

A bifunctional smart material: the synthesis of a metal-free black pigment for optoelectronic applications from an organic semiconducting molecular rod

Leighton Jones, Xujun Luo, Algy Kazlauciunas, Long Lin

This paper aims to synthesise and evaluate the properties of a novel smart material consisting of a metal-free organic black pigment with a unique chromophore for bifunctional…

Clay montmorillonite-poly(e-caprolactone) electrospun microfiber/epoxy composites with triple shape memory effect

Yubing Dong, Chen Qian, Jian Lu, Yaqin Fu

Epoxy (EP) and polye-caprolactone (PCL) are typical dual-shape memory polymer (DSMP). To get excellent triple-shape memory effect (TSME) polymer composites which are made from EP…

A highly sensitive and quantitative detection method for bisphenol A (BPA) by competitive immunoassay based on surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy

Zhang Lei, Yingshan Chen, Zhiwen Liu, Wenjin Ji, Suqing Zhao

In this study, a highly sensitive and quantitative analysis method using surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS)-labeled immunoassay is adopted for bisphenol A bisphenol A (BPA…

Recent development in electrospun polymer fiber and their composites with shape memory property: a review

Yongtao Yao, Yuncheng Xu, Bing Wang, Weilong Yin, Haibao Lu

The purpose of this paper is to provide a review of recent systematic and comprehensive advancement in electrospun polymer fiber and their composites with shape memory property.

Triple-shape memory effect in poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film

Xue Lian Wu, Chuan Peng Yang, Yu Qin Guo, Hong Yu Wang

This paper aims to focus on achieving triple-shape memory effect (triple-SME) of a commercial poly (ethylene terephthalate) (PET) film with the thickness of 100 µm.

Shape memory polymer composite coatings with enhanced mechanical and antimicrobial properties

Xin Wang, Xiaoling Xu, Zuowan Zhou, Jihua Gou

This paper aims to exploit shape memory polymer (SMP) composite as multifunctional coatings for protecting substrates from surface wear and bacterial. The efficiency of added nano…

Electroactive shape memory properties of graphene/epoxy-cyanate ester nanocomposites

Yongkun Wang, Tianran Ma, Wenchao Tian, Junjue Ye, Xing Wang, Xiangjun Jiang

The purpose of this paper is to prepare novel electroactive shape memory nanocomposites based on graphene and study the thermomechanical property and shape memory behavior of…

Preparation of graphene-TiO2 nanocomposite films and its photocatalytic performances on degradation of Rhodamine B

Pei Qin, Guobin Yi, Xihong Zu, Huan Wang, Hongsheng Luo, Miao Tan

The aim of this paper is to synthesize graphene-modified titanium dioxide (GR-TiO₂) nanorod arrays nanocomposite films, so that these can enhance the photocatalytic properties of…

Reinforcing high-density polyethylene by polyacrylonitrile fibers

Lien Zhu, Di Wu, Baolong Wang, Jing Zhao, Zheng Jin, Kai Zhao

The purpose of this paper is to find a new method to reinforce high-density polyethylene (HDPE) with polyacrylonitrile fibers (PAN). Furthermore, the crystallinity…