Shape‐Memory Materials: Shape‐Reprogrammable Polymers: Encoding, Erasing, and Re‐Encoding (Adv. Mater. 48/2014)

Publisher: John Wiley & Sons Inc

E-ISSN: 1521-4095|26|48|8231-8231

ISSN: 0935-9648

Source: ADVANCED MATERIALS, Vol.26, Iss.48, 2014-12, pp. : 8231-8231

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Abstract

Shape reprogramming in a polymer is demonstrated by R. R. Kohlmeyer, J. Chen, and co‐workers on page 8114. Prescribed 3D geometric information can be encoded, decoded, erased, and re‐encoded. In essence, the shape‐reprogrammable polymer acts as computer hardware that can be reformatted and reprogrammed repeatedly, giving the potential for the polymer to be repurposed directly without going through material disposal and recycling.