16 / 30
allied
academies
Page 36
Journal of Biotechnology and Phytochemistry
Volume 1 Issue 3
Notes:
Chemistry World 2017
November 13-15, 2017 Athens, Greece
7
th
World Congress on
Chemistry
Wei Min Huang, J Biotech and Phyto 2017
Elastic shape memory polymeric materials
and their potential applications in comfort
fitting for flexible wearable items
T
he shapememory effect (SME) refers to the capability
of a piece of pre-deformed material to return its
original shape, but only at the presence of the right
stimulus. Typical stimuli include temperature variation
(via either heating or cooling), chemicals, and light etc.
The materials have such a feature are called shape
memory materials (SMMs). We have seen a number of
shape memory polymers at present. However, most of
them are not elastic enough for flexible wearable items,
such as shoes, at room temperature. We have recently
developed a series of highly elastic (tailorable) shape
memory polymeric materials to get rid of this problem,
and furthermore, the items, such as shoes, made of this
type of material can be programmed for comfort fitting
at body temperature for each individual. Hence, we are
now able to realize customized fabrication at a low cost
in a DIY manner. In this talk, we will introduce the major
features of such materials, and show their potential
applications in comfort fitting of wearable items.
Biography
Wei Min Huang is currently an Associate Professor (tenured) at the School of
Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University,
Singapore. With over 20 years of experience on various shape memory materials
(alloy, polymer, composite and hybrid), he has published over 180 papers in
journals, such as Accounts of Chemical Research, Advanced Drug Delivery
Reviews, and Materials Today, and has been invited to review manuscripts from
over 200 international journals (including Progress in Polymer Science, Nature
Communications, Advanced Materials, and Advanced functional materials, etc),
project proposals from American Chemical Society, Hong Kong Research Grants
Council, etc, and book proposals from CRC and Elsevier. He has published two
books (Thin film shape memory alloys – fundamentals and device applications,
Polyurethane shape memory polymers) and is currently on the editorial board of
over two dozens of international journals.
MWMHuang@ntu.edu.sgWei Min Huang
Nanyang Technological University, Singapore