Programmable Composites
Composite materials with designed anisotropic and programmable response.
Bio-inspired re-entrant honeycomb metamaterial with programmable dual-plateau mechanical response
A bio-inspired re-entrant honeycomb mechanical metamaterial is described as having a programmable dual-plateau mechanical response.
Modelling the thermo-mechanical responses and shape recovery performance of particle-reinforced shape memory polymer composites in cold and hot programming
A study focused on modeling thermo-mechanical behavior and shape recovery of particle-reinforced shape-memory polymer composites when programmed in cold versus hot conditions.
A Review of Machine Learning Applications in Mechanical Metamaterial Design
The review summarizes how machine learning models and end-to-end workflows can accelerate mechanical metamaterial design and property prediction using simulation-based validation.
Cold sintering as an enabler for self-healing ceramics: A perspective on sustainable, damage-tolerant materials
A perspective argues that cold sintering can enable self-healing ceramic architectures and even in-field repair, potentially reducing energy-intensive processing while improving damage tolerance.
Active-Learning-Guided Acoustic Metamaterial Resonators for Low-Frequency Noise Suppression and Piezoelectric Energy Harvesting
Active-learning-guided inverse design enables scalable acoustic metamaterial resonators that suppress low-frequency noise and harvest acoustic energy using integrated piezoelectric stacks.
In Situ Scanning Electron Microscopy Investigation of Flexural and Interlaminar Failure Mechanisms in Carbon Nanotube‐Reinforced Shape Memory Polymer Composites
In situ SEM shows that CNT-reinforced shape memory polymer composites fail via distinct, architecture-dependent mechanisms, with buckypaper interleaves improving Mode II interlaminar fracture toughness.
Self-healing 2D material composites for intelligent smart bandages: Multiphysics simulation and AI-enabled wound assessment
A study on self-healing 2D material composite bandages, combining multiphysics simulation with AI-enabled wound assessment.
4D Printing of TBCHA-Based Shape Memory Polymer Composites: Bioglass 45S5 Addition Improves Stability Retention and Shape Memory Performance
4D-printed TBCHA-based shape-memory polymer composites with Bioglass 45S5 show improved stability retention and shape-memory performance.
Thermo-mechanically coupled phase-field fracture model considering elastocaloric effect of shape memory alloy
A coupled phase-field fracture model for Mn-Cu shape memory alloys incorporates elastocaloric thermal strain from martensitic transformation to simulate crack growth and thermally assisted toughening.
Multimaterial 4D printing of adaptive and reconfigurable auxetic metastructures
Multimaterial 4D printing with PLA/PCL enables auxetic metastructures whose geometry–material coupling yields tunable mechanics, energy absorption, and thermally induced reconfigurability.
4D Printing in Biomedical Implants and Functional Healthcare Devices
A review of biomedical 4D printing that links stimuli-responsive material platforms to programmed, time-dependent actuation for implants, drug delivery, and adaptive wearables.
3D Finite Element-Based Multiphysics Simulation of a Shape Memory Alloy Hybrid Composite Module
A coupled 3D ANSYS LS-DYNA multiphysics model for SMA hybrid composite actuators captures thermomechanical phase transformation and reproduces temperature-dependent hysteresis with experimental validation.
Additively manufactured Shape Memory Alloy Hybrid Composites with a polymer matrix featuring a re-entrant honeycomb structure
A fully additive SLA+TFP route fabricates SMA hybrid composites with a re-entrant honeycomb polymer structure, enabling geometry-tuned, thermally activated out-of-plane bending with improved reproducibility via automated SMA placement.
Shape Memory Polymers: An Overview
This review systematically surveys shape-memory polymer composites and their thermally, solvent, light, electrically, and magnetically induced response mechanisms, highlighting key design strategies and remaining challenges.
Mechanical Properties, Self-Healing Characteristics, and Chloride-Ion Penetration Resistance of Cement-Free Composites Incorporating Aluminosilicate Material-Based Capsules
Cement-free alkali-activated composites containing aluminosilicate capsules show improved self-healing-related strength recovery and substantially better chloride-ion penetration resistance.
Applications and Research of 4D Printing in Material Design
4D printing integrates smart materials into additive manufacturing so cured parts can undergo programmable, stimulus-driven shape and functionality changes over time.
Machine learning-guided tuning of shape memory behavior in 4D-printed single-layer elastomer strip
Machine learning-guided optimization of 4D-printed PU/Eudragit S100/MTZ elastomer strips enables strong mechanical performance and high shape recovery for pH-responsive, site-specific drug delivery.
Enhancing Shape Recovery and Mechanical Properties of Bisphenol-A-Epoxy-Based Shape Memory Polymer Composites (SMPCs) Using Amine Curing Agent Blends
Blending Bisphenol-A epoxy SMP with amine curing agents and adding carbon fillers improves curing/mechanics and yields faster, stronger shape recovery, with best results at 3 wt% filler.
Reinforcing Shape Memory Polymers With Reclaimed Carbon Fibers: Toward Sustainable and Functional Smart Composites
Reclaimed carbon fibers can be upcycled into shape-memory polymer composites that improve strength and enable faster thermal, hot-water, and electro-activated recovery, especially with longer fibers.
Controlled drug delivery from chitosan-coated heparin-loaded nanopores anodically grown on nitinol shape-memory alloy
A two-stage anodized nitinol surface coated with chitosan forms a hydrophilic, nanoporous platform that controls heparin release via diffusion and shows non-cytotoxicity in vitro.
Enabling Rapid Filler‐Free Magnetic Actuation of Shape Memory Polymer Composites Using Woven Carbon Fabrics as Eddy Current Susceptor
A filler-free magnetic induction heating strategy uses conductive woven carbon fabrics in shape memory polymer composites, with laminate lay-up tuned to achieve full shape recovery in 30 s.
4D printed hydromorph biocomposites with shape change and force generation properties: progress towards structural actuation
4D-printed flax/PLA hydromorph biocomposites can be tuned to deliver water-driven shape change with blocked force and energy density comparable to wood, supporting structural actuation design.
Tailored continuous flax fiber-reinforced shape memory polymer biocomposites: Enhanced thermomechanical and shape memory performance for sustainable structural applications
Continuous flax fiber-reinforced shape memory polymer biocomposites are tailored to improve thermomechanical behavior and shape-memory performance for sustainable structural use.
Highly stretchable, magnetic responsive, shape memory polymer composites via digital light processing 3D printing: Synthesis, characterization and applications
A DLP 3D-printed, highly stretchable polymer composite is reported to be magnetic responsive and shape-memory based, with synthesis, characterization, and applications mentioned in the title.