Thermosetting Shape Memory Polymers and Composites Based on Polybenzoxazine Blends, Alloys and Copolymers

Phattarin Mora; Hannes Schäfer; Chanchira Jubsilp; Sarawut Rimdusit; Katharina Koschek

doi:10.1002/asia.201900969

Thermosetting Shape Memory Polymers and Composites Based on Polybenzoxazine Blends, Alloys and Copolymers

Chem Asian J. 2019 Dec 2;14(23):4129-4139. doi: 10.1002/asia.201900969. Epub 2019 Nov 28.

Authors

Phattarin Mora¹, Hannes Schäfer², Chanchira Jubsilp³, Sarawut Rimdusit¹, Katharina Koschek²

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¹ Polymer Engineering Laboratory, Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok, 10330, Thailand.
² Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM, Wiener Strasse 12, 28359, Bremen, Germany.
³ Department of Chemical Engineering, Faculty of Engineering, Srinakharinwirot University, Nakhonnayok, 26120, Thailand.

Abstract

When dealing with smart polymers, in particular with shape memory polymers, the polymer type and composition specify the overall material properties and in particular the extent of the shape memory effect. Polybenzoxazines as a polymer with high potential for structural applications represent a promising component for materials with both shape memory effect and structurally interesting material properties. This minireview gives insight into how the shape memory effect, in particular the shape recovery event, is influenced by internal factors such as polymer structure, morphology and external factors such as filler addition.

Keywords: polybenzoxazines; shape memory polymer composites; shape memory polymers; shape recovery.

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