To change the situation of shape memory polymers(SMPs)that can only remember very few shapes and enable discretional morphing for practical application,the authors report a reversible stepless multiple SMP derived fro...To change the situation of shape memory polymers(SMPs)that can only remember very few shapes and enable discretional morphing for practical application,the authors report a reversible stepless multiple SMP derived from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE).As the crystals of semicrystalline polymers are assembled by those with slightly different melting temperatures,and each type of crystal can remember a single shape,the crystalline region of UHMWPE is allowed to remember plenty of temporary shapes after programming.Changing the temperature of the programmed polymer within the melting/crystallization temperature ranges would lead to releasing/recovery of the memorized temporary shapes.Accordingly,multiple shape memory effects can be easily realized without an elaborate design of material structure and training process in advance as before.The temperaturedependent adjustability of the analog capacitor and soft lens with embedded programmed UHMWPE as actuators,characterized by the continuous/random/proportional responsivity,further reveals the utilization prospects of the controllable reversible stepless discretionary morphing effect.Moreover,the maximum work density of the programmed UHMWPE is found to be 210 kJ/m_(3),which is more than 10 times of piezoelectric ceramics,so that it can serve as a proof-of-concept mechanical driver for reversibly pumping of ethanediol-droplet upon heating/cooling.展开更多
基金Guangdong Basic and Applied Basic Research Foundation,Grant/Award Number:2019A1515110327Science Foundation for Young Teachers of Wuyi University,Grant/Award Number:2018AL017+4 种基金Innovation and Entrepreneurship Foundation of Students of Wuyi University,Grant/Award Number:2020CX16National Natural Science Foundation of China,Grant/Award Numbers:52003201,52033011Guangdong Science and Technology Major Special Fund,Grant/Award Number:2019-252Science Foundation for Young Research Group of Wuyi University,Grant/Award Number:2019td08Joint Research Fund for Wuyi University,Hong Kong and Macao Young Scholars,Grant/Award Number:2019WGALH05。
文摘To change the situation of shape memory polymers(SMPs)that can only remember very few shapes and enable discretional morphing for practical application,the authors report a reversible stepless multiple SMP derived from ultrahigh molecular weight polyethylene(UHMWPE).As the crystals of semicrystalline polymers are assembled by those with slightly different melting temperatures,and each type of crystal can remember a single shape,the crystalline region of UHMWPE is allowed to remember plenty of temporary shapes after programming.Changing the temperature of the programmed polymer within the melting/crystallization temperature ranges would lead to releasing/recovery of the memorized temporary shapes.Accordingly,multiple shape memory effects can be easily realized without an elaborate design of material structure and training process in advance as before.The temperaturedependent adjustability of the analog capacitor and soft lens with embedded programmed UHMWPE as actuators,characterized by the continuous/random/proportional responsivity,further reveals the utilization prospects of the controllable reversible stepless discretionary morphing effect.Moreover,the maximum work density of the programmed UHMWPE is found to be 210 kJ/m_(3),which is more than 10 times of piezoelectric ceramics,so that it can serve as a proof-of-concept mechanical driver for reversibly pumping of ethanediol-droplet upon heating/cooling.
