Fig. 1. Network polymer synthesis and programmed shape-morphing mechanisms.
(A) Synthetic route for the polyurethane network. (B) Thermally induced transesterification and transcarbamoylation and photo-reversible dimerization of nitro-cinnamate. (C) Mechanisms for permanent shape reconfiguration via solid-state thermal plasticity. (D) Reversible actuation via photo-defined reversible shape memory behavior. Scale bars, 1 cm.