Shape Memory Polymer Actuators
A special issue of Actuators (ISSN 2076-0825). This special issue belongs to the section "Actuator Materials".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: closed (30 May 2021) | Viewed by 10755
Special Issue Editors
Interests: shape memory materials; 3D printing; 4D printing; constitutive modeling; finite element method; mechanics of materials; soft actuators; soft robotics
Interests: mechanics of polymeric and composite materials; shape memory polymers; thermal and mechanical characterization; additive manufacturing
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
The shape memory effect in polymers is a stimuli-responsive feature that is attracting a great deal of attention. It focuses on the development of smart actuators to address current challenges in the aeronautic, robotic, automobile, and medical industries. The recent progress in additive manufacturing techniques for shape memory polymers (often referred to as 4D printing) as well as the combination of the shape memory effect with advantageous properties, such as reduced weight, high deformability, and biocompatibility/degradability, have also opened new perspectives in the fabrication of complex multi-functional actuators with high precision.
This Special Issue invites review articles, original research papers, and short communications addressing the latest advances in the field of shape memory polymer actuators. The covered topics will include, but will not be limited to material synthesis, material modelling, computational techniques for modeling, design and optimization, experimental characterization and validation, manufacturing, and applications.
We look forward to your valuable contributions.
Dr. Giulia Scalet
Prof. Dr. Stefano Pandini
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shape memory polymers
- shape memory effect
- smart actuators
- actuator design
- material modeling
- material synthesis
- experimental characterization
- manufacturing techniques
- actuator control
- 3D and 4D printing