Electroactive Shape Memory Property of a Cu-decorated CNT Dispersed PLA/ESO Nanocomposite

Shape memory polymer (SMP) nanocomposites with a fast electro-actuation speed were prepared by dispersing Cu-decorated carbon nanotubes (CNTs) (Cu-CNTs, 1 wt %, 2 wt %, and 3 wt %) in a polylactic acid (PLA)/epoxidized soybean oil (ESO) blend matrix. The shape memory effect (SME) induced by an elect...

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Main Authors: Javed Alam, Aslam Khan, Manawwer Alam, Raja Mohan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2015-09-01
Series:Materials
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1996-1944/8/9/5313