Elaborate fabrication of well-defined side-chain liquid crystalline polyurethane networks with triple-shape memory capacity

Abstract

A series of side-chain liquid crystalline polyurethane networks (SCLCPU-Ns) with well-defined architecture are prepared <italic>via</italic> an elaborate strategy. The SCLCPU-Ns display dual thermal transition temperatures (<italic>T</italic>_g and <italic>T</italic>_cl), which can be utilized as <italic>T</italic>_trans to trigger the triple shape memory effect.