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Calcium sulfate hemihydrate whisker reinforced polyvinyl alcohol with improved shape memory effect†

Wenpeng Zhao,a   Chuanhui Gao,a   Hongfei Sang,a   Jun Xu,a   Chuanxing Wanga  and  Yumin Wu*a  

* Corresponding authors

a School of Chemical Engineering, Qingdao University of Science and Technology, 53 Zhengzhou Road, Qingdao 266042, China
E-mail: wuyumin005@163.com

Abstract

A new shape memory polymer is synthesized by introducing calcium sulfate hemihydrate whiskers (HHW) to reinforce polyvinyl alcohol (PVA). The tensile strength of the composite is increased by 57%, and the storage modulus reaches 22.24 GPa.

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DOI
https://doi.org/10.1039/C6RA03717H
Article type
Communication
Submitted
10 Feb 2016
Accepted
15 May 2016
First published
26 May 2016

RSC Adv., 2016,6, 52982-52986

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Calcium sulfate hemihydrate whisker reinforced polyvinyl alcohol with improved shape memory effect

W. Zhao, C. Gao, H. Sang, J. Xu, C. Wang and Y. Wu, RSC Adv., 2016, 6, 52982 DOI: 10.1039/C6RA03717H

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