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Two-Way Reversible Shape Memory in a Semicrystalline Network

Chung, Taekwoong, Romo-Uribe, Angel, Mather, Patrick T.·2008·Macromolecules

Abstract

Cooling-induced crystallization of cross-linked poly(cyclooctene) films under a tensile load results in significant elongation and subsequent heating to melt the network reverses this elongation (contracting), yielding a net two-way shape memory (2W-SM) effect. The influence of cross-linking density on the thermal transitions, mechanical properties, and the related 2W-SM effect was studied by varying the concentration of cross-linking agent dicumyl peroxide (DCP) and using differential scanning calorimetry (DSC), gel fraction measurements, dynamic mechanical analysis (DMA), and customized 2W-SM analysis. The latter showed that there is crystallization-induced elongation on cooling and melting-induced shrinkage on heating (2W-SM), with lower cross-link density leading to higher elongation at the same applied stress. For a given cross-link density, however, increasing the tensile stress applied during cooling resulted in greater stress-induced crystallization. We further observed that the onset temperatures for elongation on cooling ( T c ) and contraction on heating ( T m ) shifted to higher temperatures with decreasing cross-link density. Similarly, the degree of molecular orientation achieved upon deformation was found to increase with decreasing cross-link density. The impact of stress on the 2W-SM effect was examined using wide-angle X-ray diffraction (WAXD), revealing a transition from bimodal to unimodal orientation. As the crystalline structure evolves from bimodal (low stress) to unimodal (high stress), the crystallization occurs along a single preferred orientation thus inducing greater elongation along the stretching direction. We anticipate that the observed 2W-SM property in a semicrystalline network will enable applications heretofore possible only with costly shape memory alloys and liquid crystalline elastomers.

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  • PEG-2 before isomerization shows reversible shape memory performance when temperature is switched between −20 and 80 °C, with 20% reversible strain under a constant stress of 0.8 MPa.

    “PEG-2 (before isomerization) shows reversible shape memory performance32 when the temperature is switched between −20 and 80 °C, with 20% reversible strain under a constant stress of 0.8 MPa (Fig. 4a).”
  • Once the working temperature during cooling reached the PCO crystallization temperature, a significant increase in strain was observed revealing a potential 2W-SME.

    “Once the working temperature during the cooling step reached the PCO crystallization temperature, a significant increase in strain was observed revealing a potential 2W-SME.”
  • Permanent systems such as crosslinked semi-crystalline polymers, nematic liquid-crystalline elastomers, and glass-forming polydomain nematic networks open the door to the design of polymeric actuators.

    “It has been reported that permanent systems, such as crosslinked semi-crystalline polymers [84-86], nematic liquid-crystalline elastomers [87], and glass-forming polydomain nematic networks [88], open the door to the design of polymeric actuators.”
  • When the sample is heated upon constant stress, a tensile contraction of PCO appeared responsible for recovery of shape similar to the one observed before crystallization.

    “In the case when the sample is heated upon constant stress, a tensile contraction of the PCO appeared responsible for the recovery of shape similar to the one observed before crystallization.”
  • In 2008 Chung et al. unexpectedly discovered 2W-SME in poly(cyclooctene) (PCO) films covalently cross-linked by dicumyl peroxide.

    “In 2008 Chung et al. unexpectedly discovered such behavior in poly(cyclooctene) (PCO) films covalently cross-linked by dicumyl peroxide [86].”

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Authors
Chung, T., Romo-Uribe, A., & Mather, P. T.
Affiliations
  • Case Western Reserve University (US)
  • Department of Macromolecular Science and Engineering, Case Western Reserve University, 2100 Adelbert Road, Cleveland, Ohio 44106, and Instituto de Ciencias Fisicas, Universidad Nacional Autonoma de Mexico Cuernavaca, Morelos 62210, Mexico
Corresponding author
Mather, Patrick T.
Venue
Macromolecules
Published
2007-12-13
Volume
41
Issue
1
Pages
184-192
ISSN
  • 0024-9297 (ISSN-L)
  • 1520-5835
OpenAlex
W2124046972
Cited by
531
References
27
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FWCI
11.79
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
Macromolecules (publishedVersion)
Funders
Division of Materials Research
Topics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer composites and self-healing
  • Physical Sciences › Engineering › Mechanical Engineering › Advanced Materials and Mechanics
  • Physical Sciences › Materials Science › Polymers and Plastics › Polymer crystallization and properties
Keywords
two-way shape memory effect, cross-linked polymer films, stress-induced crystallization, crosslink density, dicumyl peroxide, molecular orientation, polymer crystallization, shape memory polymers

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