@misc{behl_tripleshape_polymers_2010, 
author={Behl, M., Lendlein, A.},
title={Triple-shape polymers},
year={2010},
howpublished = {journal article},
doi = {https://doi.org/10.1039/b922992b},
abstract = {Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are an emerging class of active materials, which are able to change their shape in a predefined way upon appropriate stimulation. As SMPs can switch from a temporary to their permanent shape they are dual-shape materials. Recently, multiphase polymer networks were explored, which are able to switch from a first shape (A) to a second shape (B) and from there to a third shape (C). Here we highlight this triple-shape effect (TSE) as a thermally triggered effect. The generality of the concept will be explained by describing suitable polymer network architectures and appropriate triple-shape creation processes (TSCPs). TSCP is a thermomechanical treatment typically consisting of two consecutive deformation steps resulting in shapes B and A. The molecular architecture of triple-shape polymers (TSPs) also contains the essential elements for the dual-shape effect (DSE), which therefore was systematically investigated. The understanding of the underlying mechanisms recently led to the discovery of a system, where a thermomechanical treatment with only one single deformation step resulted in a TSE. TSPs enable complex, active deformations on demand, having a high potential as enabling technology for application fields including intelligent medical devices, textile and assembling systems.},
note = {Online available at: \url{https://doi.org/10.1039/b922992b} (DOI). Behl, M.; Lendlein, A.: Triple-shape polymers. Journal of Materials Chemistry. 2010. vol. 20, 3335-3345. DOI: 10.1039/b922992b}}