Shape Memory Polymer Composites: From Fabrication to Application
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 54
Editors
Interests: shape memory polymer composite; solid mechanics; smart structures; high-performance applications
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Interests: shape memory polymer composite; deployable structures; hold–release mechanism; finite element analysis; deep-space exploration
Interests: shape memory polymer composite; buckling analysis; smart structures; deployable structures; aerospace applications
Interests: shape memory polymer; 4D printing; deployable structures; snap-through instability; metamaterials; flexible electronics
Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues,
There remains much room for exploration in emerging shape memory polymer composites, from material design and fabrication to multifunctional and high-performance applications. The integrated design of materials, structures, and functions is critical for achieving the programmable deformation and self-adaptive behavior of smart structures.
For shape memory polymer composite systems, the selection of monomers, reinforcement types, blending proportions, interfacial interactions, and fabrication methods are always primary considerations. In recent years, advanced manufacturing techniques, especially 3D/4D printing, have been extensively investigated due to the growing demand for smart additive manufacturing. Meanwhile, progress in characterization, mechanics of materials, analytical modeling, and multi-physics simulations have contributed to the optimization of material formulations and structural designs. Shape memory polymer composites show great potential in aerospace, robotics, biomedical engineering, flexible electronics and other high-performance applications.
This Special Issue aims to present recent advances in the design, fabrication, characterization, modeling, and application of shape memory polymer composites. We welcome original research articles and review papers covering, but not limited to, the following topics:
- Design and fabrication of shape memory polymer composites;
- Self-healing, self-sensing, conductive, thermal, magnetic, or photo-responsive composites;
- Advanced manufacturing techniques for polymer composites;
- Mechanical, thermal, and shape memory performance characterization;
- Multi-physics modeling, finite element analysis, and simulation-assisted design;
- Applications in aerospace structures, robotics, biomedical devices, flexible electronics, and other fields.
Dr. Fengfeng Li
Dr. Dou Zhang
Dr. Hanxing Zhao
Dr. Tianzhen Liu
Dr. Linlin Wang
Guest Editors
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Keywords
- shape memory polymer composites
- advanced manufacturing techniques
- 3D/4D printing
- mechanics of materials
- experimental mechanics
- solid mechanics
- smart structures
- metamaterials
- high-performance applications
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