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Title: Study on the activation of styrene-based shape memory polymer by medium-infrared laser light

Journal Article · · Applied Physics Letters
DOI:https://doi.org/10.1063/1.3353970· OSTI ID:21347321
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  1. Center for Composite Materials and Structures, Harbin Institute of Technology, HeiLongJiang 150001 (China)
  2. Department of Astronautical Science and Mechanics, Harbin Institute of Technology, HeiLongJiang 150001 (China)

This paper demonstrates the feasibility of shape memory polymer (SMP) activation by medium-infrared laser light. Medium-infrared light is transmitted by an optical fiber embedded in the SMP matrix, and the shape recovery process and temperature distribution are recorded by an infrared camera. Light-induced SMP exhibits potential applications in biomedicines and flexible displays.

OSTI ID:
21347321
Journal Information:
Applied Physics Letters, Vol. 96, Issue 11; Other Information: DOI: 10.1063/1.3353970; (c) 2010 American Institute of Physics; ISSN 0003-6951
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English

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