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T1 Multiresponsive Shape Memory Blends and Nanocomposites Based on Starch
A1 Sessini, Valentina
A1 Raquez, Jean-Marie
A1 Lo Re, Giada
A1 Mincheva, Rosica
A1 Kenny, José María
A1 Dubois, Philippe
A1 Peponi, Laura
K1 thermoplastic starch
K1 shape memory
K1 humidity
K1 nanocomposite
K1 thermomechanical cycles
K1 Química
K1 Chemistry
AB Smart multiresponsive bionanocomposites with both humidity- and  thermally activated shape-memory effects, based on blends of  ethylene-vinyl acetate (EVA) and thermoplastic starch (TPS) are  designed. Thermo- and humidity-mechanical cyclic experiments are  performed in order to demonstrate the humidity- as well as thermally  activated shape memory properties of the starch-based materials. In  particular, the induced-crystallization is used in order to thermally  activate the EVA shape memory response. The shape memory results of both  blends and their nanocomposites reflect the excellent ability to both  humidity- and thermally activated recover of the initial shape with  values higher than 80 and 90%, respectively.
SN 1944-8244
YR 2016
FD 2016-07-19
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10017/43787
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10017/43787
LA eng
DS MINDS@UW
RD 28-abr-2024