Open AccessShape memory ionomers
Author(s) -
Cavicchi Kevin A.,
Pantoja Marcos,
Cakmak Miko
Publication year - 2016
Publication title -
journal of polymer science part b: polymer physics
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.65
H-Index - 145
eISSN - 1099-0488
pISSN - 0887-6266
DOI - 10.1002/polb.24052
Subject(s) - polyolefin , polymer , materials science , shape memory polymer , ionomer , ionic bonding , polymer science , shape memory alloy , polymer chemistry , thermoplastic , composite material , polyurethane , polyester , copolymer , ion , chemistry , organic chemistry , layer (electronics)
This review is focused on the use of ionomers in shape memory polymers. Ionomers are polymers that contain less than ∼15% ionic groups. The incompatibility between the ion‐pairs and the polymer backbone drives microphase separation producing dispersed ionic aggregates, which can physically crosslink the polymer. Shape memory polymers are responsive materials that can be deformed to program a temporary shape and then recovered on application of an external stimulus. Through the review of the main types of ionomers used in shape memory polymers, polyurethanes and polyester ionomers, polyolefin and polyaromatic ionomers, and perfluorosulfonic acid ionomers (i.e., Nafion ® ) it will be shown that ionomers can produce robust thermoplastic shape memory polymers and in many cases impart unique properties which allow advanced shape memory materials to be obtained including antibacterial, high temperature, and multishape memory polymers. © 2016 Wiley Periodicals, Inc. J. Polym. Sci., Part B: Polym. Phys. 2016 , 54 , 1389–1396