Advanced Materials, Vol.22, No.31, 3424-3424, 2010
Reversible Triple-Shape Effect of Polymer Networks Containing Polypentadecalactone- and Poly(epsilon-caprolactone)-Segments
A reversible triple-shape effect is achieved for multi-phase polymer networks based on two different crystallizable segments The reversibility of the two shape-changes is based on crystallization induced elongation (CIE) occurring during cooling and melting-induced contraction (MIC) during heating under constant stress