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Macromol. Rapid Commun. 22/2016
Author(s) -
Tallury Syamal S.,
Pourdeyhimi Behnam,
Pasquinelli Melissa A.,
Spontak Richard J.
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
macromolecular rapid communications
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.348
H-Index - 154
eISSN - 1521-3927
pISSN - 1022-1336
DOI - 10.1002/marc.201670085
Subject(s) - materials science , thermoplastic elastomer , shape memory alloy , elastomer , composite material , shape memory polymer , spinning , thermoplastic , decoupling (probability) , polymer , adhesion , polymer science , copolymer , control engineering , engineering
Front Cover: Shape‐memory polymer fibers (SMPFs) by physical design: By decoupling the molecular network and stimuli‐responsive species into separate components, we have demonstrated novel, commercial‐scale, shape‐memory polymer constructs. The two components, a thermoplastic elastomer and a semi‐crystalline thermoplastic, are physically integrated via bicomponent melt‐spinning and rely on strong interfacial adhesion. The shape‐memory properties of these SMPFs can be tuned by physical means. Further details can be found in the article by S. S. Tallury, B. Pourdeyhimi, M. A. Pasquinelli, and R. J. Spontak* on page 1837.