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Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are polymeric smart materials that have the ability to return from a deformed state (temporary shape) to their original (permanent) shape induced by an external stimulus (trigger), such as temperature change. ==Properties of shape-memory polymers== SMPs can retain two or sometimes three shapes, and the transition between those is induced by temperature. In addition to temperature change, the shape change of SMPs can also be triggered by an electric or magnetic field, light or solution. As well as polymers in general, SMPs also cover a wide property-range from stable to biodegradable, from soft to hard, and from elastic to rigid, depending on the structural units that constitute the SMP. SMPs include thermoplastic and thermoset (covalently cross-linked) polymeric materials. SMPs are known to be able to store up to three different shapes in memory.〔 SMPs have demonstrated recoverable strains of above 800%. Two important quantities that are used to describe shape-memory effects are the strain recovery rate (''R''r) and strain fixity rate (''R''f). The strain recovery rate describes the ability of the material to memorize its permanent shape, while the strain fixity rate describes the ability of switching segments to fix the mechanical deformation. : : where ''N'' is the cycle number, ''εm'' is the maximum strain imposed on the material, and ''εp(N)'' and ''εp(N-1)'' are the strains of the sample in two successive cycles in the stress-free state before yield stress is applied. Shape-memory effect can be described briefly as the following mathematical model: : : where ''Eg'' is the glassy modulus, ''Er'' is the rubbery modulus, ''fIR'' is viscous flow strain and ''fα'' is strain for ''t >> tr''. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Shape-memory polymer」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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