Greg Vialle et al 2009 Smart Mater. Struct. 18 115014 doi:10.1088/0964-1726/18/11/115014
Greg Vialle1,4, Matthew Di Prima1,4, Erica Hocking1, Ken Gall1,4, Hamid Garmestani1, Terry Sanderson2 and Steven C Arzberger3
Show affiliationsShape memory polymer foams are thermally activated using remote induction of magnetic susceptor filler particles dispersed in the thermoset foam matrix. Material properties and foam performance are characterized and compared over a range of fillers, induction parameters, and packaging configurations. This investigation indicates an improvement in heating performance for increased weight percentage of filler without sacrifice in foam thermo-mechanical properties up to 10 wt% filler. Detailed analysis of the results indicates that the primary factor in improving heating performance is heat transfer between the filler nanoparticles and the bulk foam.
81.05.Qk Reinforced polymers and polymer-based composites
75.30.Cr Saturation moments and magnetic susceptibilities
65.80.+n Thermal properties of small particles, nanocrystals, nanotubes
Soft matter, liquids and polymers
Condensed matter: electrical, magnetic and optical
Nanoscale science and low-D systems
Issue 11 (November 2009)
Received 9 February 2009, in final form 24 August 2009
Published 15 September 2009
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