shape-memory properties of segmented polymers containing aramid hard segments and polycaprolactone soft segments
;Arno Kraft;Louis Garnier;Maria C. Lechmann;Christian Schuh;Kerstin Schuh
Journal of Fluorescence2010Vol. 2pp. 71-85
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kraft2010polymersshape-memory
Abstract
A series of segmented multiblock copolymers containing aramid hard segments and extended polycaprolactone soft segments (with an Mn of 4,200 or 8,200 g mol–1) was prepared and tested for their shape-memory properties. Chain extenders were essential to raise the hard segment concentration so that an extended rubbery plateau could be observed. Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis provided a useful guide in identifying (i) the presence of a rubbery plateau, (ii) the flow temperature, and (iii) the temperature when samples started to deform irreversibly.