Tunable Multiple‐Shape Memory Polyethylene Blends

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Abstract

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are an important class of smart materials. Usually, these polymers can be switched between two shapes. Recently, the possibility of switching more than two shapes was introduced for SMPs with relatively low strain storage capability. In this work, a lightly cross‐linked polyethylene blend comprising 80 wt% EOC, 15 wt% LDPE, and 5 wt% HDPE is prepared in order to obtain a tunable multiple‐shape memory polymer with high strain storage capacity. It is found that depending on the programming procedure, this SMP obtains a dual‐, triple‐, or quadruple‐shape memory effect, with well‐defined intermediate temporary shapes (retraction < 0.5% K −1 ) over a significantly broad temperature range (up to 30 K), large storable strains (up to 1700%), and nearly full recovery of all shapes (>98.9%). image

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