@Article{JPM.2019.36.01.3,
AUTHOR = {KRISHAN KUMAR PATEL, RAJESH PUROHIT},
TITLE = {Microwave–Induced Thermo-Responsive Shape Memory Polyurethane/MWCNTs Composites and Improved their Shape Memory and Mechanical Properties},
JOURNAL = {Journal of Polymer Materials},
VOLUME = {36},
YEAR = {2019},
NUMBER = {1},
PAGES = {23--37},
URL = {http://www.techscience.com/jpm/v36n1/56066},
ISSN = {0976-3449},
ABSTRACT = {Microwave (MV)-induced thermo-responsive shape memory thermoplastic polyurethane (SMTPU)/
MWCNT composites were prepared in micro-compounder. Composites containing different
amount of multiwall Carbon nanotube (MWCNT) varying from 0 to 1.5 phr in SMTPU matrix
were prepared. Maximum stretching strength, recovery force and tensile strength for 1.5 CNTPU
(1.5 phr MWCNT in SMTPU matrix) was increased by 120%, 100% and 24% respectively as
compared to SMTPU. MV-induced shape memory is a novel approach for fast, clean and remote
heating during operation. MWCNT is strong absorber of microwave irradiation so that SMTPU/
MWCNTs nanocomposites successfully triggered by microwave.},
DOI = {10.32381/JPM.2019.36.01.3}
}