Smart Polymers: Functional Mechanisms and Novel Applications

Smart polymers, which are capable of reversible responses to environmental stimuli such as temperature, pH, light, magnetic fields, and biological signals, play a crucial role in the development of emerging technologies. These materials, through diverse mechanisms such as phase transition, shape memory effect, and dynamic interactions, have found widespread applications in controlled drug delivery, tissue engineering, soft robotics, and printed electronics. Thorough investigation and identification of their functional mechanisms using spectroscopic methods, thermal analyses, mechanical testing, and computational modeling enable the optimization and design of polymers with tailored properties. Although challenges such as limited selectivity and responsiveness to multiple stimuli still exist, recent advances in the synthesis and application of these polymers have opened up broad prospects for the development of multifunctional and sustainable smart materials in medicine, industry, and environmental fields.

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Smart polymers ، stimuli-responsiveness ، functional mechanisms ، phase transitions ، dynamic modeling ، novel applications ، advanced technologies