Table 2. Summary of Different Shape Changing Stimuli-Responsive Commodity Polymer Composites and Bilayers.
commodity polymer | shape changing composite, bilayer or multilayer | active layer | stimulus | refs |
---|---|---|---|---|
PA6 | bilayer | conductive paint, graphene | light, thermal | (11) |
PA6 | bilayer | LCN | humidity | (22) |
PA6 | bilayer | hydrogel | humidity | (60) |
PA6 | bilayer | PA6 | humidity | (61) |
PA6 | bilayer | PA6 | humidity, thermal | (63) |
PA6 | n/a | PA6 | thermal | (64) |
PET | bilayer | azobenzene | light | (67) |
PET | bilayer | CNF | humidity, thermal | (68) |
PET | bilayer | Ag-plated | (electro)thermal | (69) |
PE | n/a | PE | thermal | (64) |
PE | composite | azobenzene | light, thermal | (71, 72) |
PE | bilayer | azobenzene | light, thermal | (73) |
PE | bilayer | hydrogel, CNT | humidity, light, thermal | (74) |
PE | multilayer | azobenzene | light, thermal | (75−77) |
PE | bilayer | azobenzene | light, thermal | (78, 79) |
PP | composite | LCN | humidity | (83) |
PP | bilayer | hydrogel | humidity, light, thermal | (84) |
PP | bilayer | azobenzene | light, thermal | (86) |