title: Autonomous, hands-free shape memory in glassy, liquid crystalline polymer networks.
abstract: Repeatedly forming temporary shapes can be a limitation to the employment of shape memory polymers. This work utilizes glassy, liquid crystal polymer networks to spontaneously form 3D shapes that are independent of a user. These shapes are autonomously fixed with rapid temperature cycling.
authors.affiliation: Air Force Research Laboratory, Materials and Manufacturing Directorate, Wright Patterson Air Force Base, OH 45433, USA.
authors.forename: Kyung Min
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Bunning
authors.forename: Timothy J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: White
mesh_terms: D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000737:chemistry*; D012666:Semiconductors; D013696:Temperature
chemical_list: D011108:Polymers; C422409:liquid crystal polymer