Advanced Shape-Memory Polymers: Design, Multifunctionality and Smart Applications
A Special Issue of Polymers (ISSN 2073-4360) belonging to the section "Smart and Functional Polymers".
Deadline for manuscript submissions: 28 February 2027 | Viewed by 808
Editors
2. Centre for Future Materials, Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
Interests: smart materials and applications; composites processing and characterisation; cure kinetics analysis
2. Centre for Future Materials, Institute for Advanced Engineering and Space Sciences, University of Southern Queensland, Toowoomba, Australia
Interests: smart composite materials; health monitoring of structures; strutural analysis
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Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) have emerged as an important class of smart materials capable of programmable shape transformation, multifunctional responses, and adaptive behaviour under external stimuli. Progress in molecular architecture, network design, and processing methodologies has broadened the performance range and application potential of SMP systems. This Special Issue aims to bring together high-quality research and critical reviews that advance the understanding, development, and application of advanced shape-memory polymers with relevance to engineering and functional materials.
Contributions addressing both fundamental and applied aspects of SMPs, including material design strategies, reversible and multi-shape-memory mechanisms, multifunctional and double-acting systems, and integration into smart structures and functional devices, are welcome. Particular emphasis will be placed on structure–property relationships, processing and manufacturing approaches such as additive manufacturing and composite integration, and strategies for performance optimisation. Studies addressing intelligent, bio-based, and sustainable SMP systems, as well as hybrid and composite architectures are also encouraged.
For this Special Issue, we welcome original research articles, comprehensive reviews, and perspective papers that critically assess current challenges and identify future research directions. The objective is to provide a focused platform that supports interdisciplinary collaboration and facilitates the translation of shape-memory polymer technologies into advanced engineering and smart material applications.
Dr. Janitha Jeewantha
Dr. Jayantha Epaarachchi
Dr. Omar Alajarmeh
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shape-memory polymers
- smart polymers
- stimuli-responsive materials
- reversible shape memory
- multifunctional polymers
- vitrimers
- polymer processing
- additive manufacturing
- engineering applications
- sustainable polymers
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