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. 2015 Sep 18;5:14137. doi: 10.1038/srep14137

Table 1. Physical properties of thermoplastic shape memory polyimide.

ODA/BPADA Title Mn(kg/mol) Mw(kg/mol) Tg (°C) E′ (MPa) at Tg − 20 °C E′ (MPa) at Tg + 20 °C Td (°C) Rf (%) Rr (%)
1 A0 43.9 92.2 238 1407 7.6 493 99.7 97.3
0.9850 A1 39.4 75.3 236 1292 7.3 492 99.7 97.6
0.955 A2 34.7 64.5 234 1308 6.1 490 99.2 97.0
0.925 A3 28.1 51.8 231 1607 5.8 488 98.5 97.2
0.910 A4 24.5 41.2 229 1403 4.8 486 98.0 97.0

Samples with lower Mn, no shape memory properties.