Spatiotemporally Controlled Plasticity and Elasticity in 3D Multi-Shape Memory Structures Enabled by Elemental Sulfur-Derived Polysulfide Networks with Intrinsic NIR Responsiveness

Ji Mok Lee, Yong Seok Choi, Guk Yun Noh, Woohwa Lee, Youngjae Yoo, Dong Gyun Kim, Ho Gyu Yoon, Yong Seok Kim

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    Abstract

    Thermadapt shape memory polymers (SMPs), utilizing a variety of dynamic covalent bond exchange mechanisms, have been extensively studied in recent years but it is still challenging to address several constraints in terms of limited accuracy and complexity for constructing 3D shape memory structures. Here, an effective and facile preparation of thermadapt SMPs based on elemental sulfur-derived poly(phenylene polysulfide) networks (PSNs) is presented. These SMPs possess intrinsic near-infrared (NIR)-induced photothermal conversion properties for spatiotemporal control of their plasticity and elasticity. The NIR-controllable plasticity and elasticity of the PSNs enable versatile shape manipulation of 3D multi-shape memory structures, including building block assembly, reconfiguration, shape fixing/recovery, and repair.

    Original languageEnglish
    Article number2000013
    JournalMacromolecular Rapid Communications
    Volume41
    Issue number7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2020 Apr 1

    Bibliographical note

    Funding Information:
    This work was supported by Creative Materials Discovery Program through the National Research Foundation of Korea (NRF) funded by Ministry of Science and ICT (2019M3D1A2103916) and Korea Research Institute of Chemical Technology (KRICT) core project (SI1921-20; KK1961-06).

    Publisher Copyright:
    © 2020 WILEY-VCH Verlag GmbH & Co. KGaA, Weinheim

    Keywords

    • near-infrared
    • photothermal conversion
    • polysulfide networks
    • reconfiguration
    • shape memory

    ASJC Scopus subject areas

    • Polymers and Plastics
    • Organic Chemistry
    • Materials Chemistry

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