Review Article
Shape Memory Corrosion-Resistant Polymeric Materials
Table 3
Types of fillers and their roles within the polymer matrix.
| Filler type | Filler role |
| Fiber or fiber particulates | Increase mechanical properties but at the expense of shape memory abilities [21] | Silicon-carbon or silicon-oxide | Improve mechanical responsiveness, properties, and recovery times. Are most typically used due to their prevalence [5] | Carbon-based fillers | Enhances mechanical properties and converts energy, such as heat or electricity, to trigger shape memory effect [2, 4, 5] | Metals/metal oxides | Good mechanical properties, more conductive than carbon fillers, can achieve good biocompatibility in the nanoparticle form [5] | Cellulose | Biodegradable, can easily generate and break hydrogen bonds, allows for water-triggered shape memory responses [5] |
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