PMID- 34192678 OWN - NLM STAT- PubMed-not-MEDLINE LR - 20210716 IS - 1361-6528 (Electronic) IS - 0957-4484 (Linking) VI - 32 IP - 40 DP - 2021 Jul 15 TI - Development of novel TPI/HDPE/CNTs ternary hybrid shape memory nanocomposites. LID - 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1018 [doi] AB - In order to make up for the defects of trans-1,4-polyisoprene (TPI) shape memory polymer, TPI/high density polyethylene (HDPE) hybrid shape memory matrix was prepared from the perspective of matrix composition. The carbon nanotubes (CNTs) with excellent mechanical properties were introduced into the hybrid shape memory matrix. Due to the difference of the inherent properties and geometry of nano-fillers, the change of the content of nano-fillers directly affects the bonding state within the composites. Therefore, it is very important to choose the appropriate content. In order to give full play to the potential of thermodynamics of nano-filler, the TPI/HDPE/CNTs ternary hybrid shape memory nanocomposites were prepared by mechanical melt blending technology combined with dynamic vulcanization and hot-pressing forming technology. The addition of CNTs promotes the formation of the crystal structure of TPI and HDPE, and facilitates the energy transfer between different interface, which greatly improves the thermal conductivity and mechanical properties of the nanocomposites at the same time. The effect of the changes of filler content on the thermodynamic properties of the composite materials were revealed by series of tests. The results show that the CNTs act as nucleating agents in the crystallization region of TPI and HDPE. However, the excessive addition of CNTs can inhibit the formation of HDPE crystal structure. Meanwhile, the crystallinity of nanocomposites is also an important factor affecting its thermal conductivity. The specimens with the CNTs content of 0.5 wt% have excellent tensile resistance and cyclic recovery ability, and it can improve the shape recovery properties. Therefore, the nanocomposite with the CNTs content of 0.5 wt% has the best thermodynamic and shape memory properties. CI - (c) 2021 IOP Publishing Ltd. FAU - Wang, Zhenqing AU - Wang Z AUID- ORCID: 0000-0001-5471-0196 AD - College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, People's Republic of China. FAU - Teng, Jianxin AU - Teng J AUID- ORCID: 0000-0002-7340-129X AD - College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, People's Republic of China. FAU - Sun, Xiaoyu AU - Sun X AD - College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, People's Republic of China. FAU - Min, Benzhi AU - Min B AD - College of Aerospace and Civil Engineering, Harbin Engineering University, Harbin, People's Republic of China. LA - eng PT - Journal Article DEP - 20210715 PL - England TA - Nanotechnology JT - Nanotechnology JID - 101241272 SB - IM OTO - NOTNLM OT - 4-polyisoprene OT - CNTs OT - polyethylene OT - polymer nanocomposite OT - shape memory properties OT - thermodynamics properties OT - trans-1 EDAT- 2021/07/01 06:00 MHDA- 2021/07/01 06:01 CRDT- 2021/06/30 20:26 PHST- 2021/04/19 00:00 [received] PHST- 2021/06/30 00:00 [accepted] PHST- 2021/07/01 06:00 [pubmed] PHST- 2021/07/01 06:01 [medline] PHST- 2021/06/30 20:26 [entrez] AID - 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1018 [doi] PST - epublish SO - Nanotechnology. 2021 Jul 15;32(40). doi: 10.1088/1361-6528/ac1018.