Shape/temperature memory phenomena in un-crosslinked poly-ɛ-caprolactone (PCL)

Autor: Ye Zhou, Hai Po Cui, Abhijit Vijay Salvekar, Guangming Zhu, Yee Shan Wong, Subbu S. Venkatraman, Weimin Huang, Zexiang Shen
Rok vydání: 2015
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Zdroj: European Polymer Journal. 72:282-295
ISSN: 0014-3057
DOI: 10.1016/j.eurpolymj.2015.09.027
Popis: The shape/temperature memory phenomena based on melting in unmodified thermoplastic poly-ɛ-caprolactone (PCL) (i.e., without chemical-cross-linking) were investigated systematically. Effects of factors, such as, deformation method (uniaxial tension/compression, indentation), deformation temperature, sample size, and heating method, on the shape memory effect were evaluated. Based on these results, the underlying mechanism for the shape memory effect in chemically un-crosslinked PCL (based on melting) is proposed.
Databáze: OpenAIRE