3D Printed Photoresponsive Devices Based on Shape Memory Composites
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Compared with traditional stimuli-responsive devices with simple planar or tubular geometries, 3D printed stimuli-responsive devices not only intimately meet the requirement of complicated shapes at macrolevel but also satisfy various conformation changes triggered by external stimuli at the microscopic scale. However, their development is limited by the lack of 3D printing functional materials. This paper demonstrates the 3D printing of photoresponsive shape memory devices through combining fused deposition modeling printing technology and photoresponsive shape memory composites based on shape memory polymers and carbon black with high photothermal conversion efficiency. External illumination triggers the shape recovery of 3D printed devices from the temporary shape to the original shape. The effect of materials thickness and light density on the shape memory behavior of 3D printed devices is quantified and calculated. Remarkably, sunlight also triggers the shape memory behavior of these 3D printed devices. This facile printing strategy would provide tremendous opportunities for the design and fabrication of biomimetic smart devices and soft robotics.
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Fillers such as CNTs, carbon black, polypyrrole, nickel powders, or additives such as plasticizer molecules have been used to increase thermal and electrical conductivity or functionalities, mechanical strength, and recovery stresses, and to tune shape memory behavior.
“Several fillers, such as carbon nanotubes (CNTs), carbon black, polypyrrole, and nickel powders, or additives, such as plasticizer molecules, have been used to increase thermal and electrical conductivity or functionalities, mechanical strength, and recovery stresses, and to tune shape memory behavior (see [3,160-162] and references therein).”
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- Authors
- Yang, H., Leow, W. R., Wang, T., Wang, J., Yu, J., He, K., Qi, D., Wan, C., & Chen, X.
- Affiliations
- Nanyang Technological University (SG)
- Innovative Center for Flexible Devices School of Materials Science and Engineering Nanyang Technological University 50 Nanyang Avenue Singapore 639798 Singapore
- Venue
- Advanced Materials
- Publisher
- Wiley
- Published
- 2017-06-29
- Volume
- 29
- Issue
- 33
- ISSN
- 0935-9648 (ISSN-L)
- 1521-4095
- OpenAlex
- W2726969371
- Cited by
- 483
- References
- 66
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- FWCI
- 34.64
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
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- Advanced Materials (publishedVersion)
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- DR-NTU (Nanyang Technological University) (submittedVersion)
- Funders
- National Research Foundation Singapore (NRF2016NRF‐NRFI001‐21)
- Ministry of Education - Singapore (MOE2015‐T2‐2‐060)
- Topics
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Advanced Materials and Mechanics
- Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Automotive Engineering › Additive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies
- Keywords
- shape memory composites, shape memory polymers, carbon black, photothermal conversion, fused deposition modeling, shape recovery, stimuli-responsive materials, soft robotics, biomimetic devices
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