Arslan Hafeez Muhammad, Usman Muhammad, Umer Malik Adeel, Hanif Asad
School of Civil and Environmental Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
School of Chemical and Materials Engineering, National University of Sciences and Technology, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan.
Polymers (Basel). 2020 Dec 17;12(12):3023. doi: 10.3390/polym12123023.
Magnetorheological elastomers (MREs) are magneto-sensitive smart materials, widely used in various applications, i.e., construction, automotive, electrics, electronics, medical, minimally invasive surgery, and robotics. Such a wide field of applications is due to their superior properties, including morphological, dynamic mechanical, magnetorheological, thermal, friction and wear, and complex torsional properties. The objective of this review is to provide a comprehensive review of the recent progress in isotropic MREs, with the main focus on their properties. We first present the background and introduction of the isotropic MREs. Then, the preparation of filler particles, fabrication methods of isotropic MREs, and key parameters of the fabrication process-including types of polymer matrices and filler particles, filler particles size and volume fraction, additives, curing time/temperature, and magnetic field strength-are discussed in a separate section. Additionally, the properties of various isotropic MREs, under specific magnetic field strength and tensile, compressive, or shear loading conditions, are reviewed in detail. The current review concludes with a summary of the properties of isotropic MREs, highlights unexplored research areas in isotropic MREs, and provides an outlook of the future opportunities of this innovative field.
磁流变弹性体(MREs)是对磁敏感的智能材料,广泛应用于各种领域,如建筑、汽车、电气、电子、医疗、微创手术和机器人技术。如此广泛的应用领域归因于其优异的性能,包括形态、动态力学、磁流变、热、摩擦磨损以及复杂扭转性能。本综述的目的是对各向同性磁流变弹性体的最新进展进行全面综述,主要关注其性能。我们首先介绍各向同性磁流变弹性体的背景。然后,在单独的一节中讨论了填料颗粒的制备、各向同性磁流变弹性体的制造方法以及制造过程的关键参数,包括聚合物基体和填料颗粒的类型、填料颗粒尺寸和体积分数、添加剂、固化时间/温度以及磁场强度。此外,还详细综述了在特定磁场强度以及拉伸、压缩或剪切载荷条件下各种各向同性磁流变弹性体的性能。本综述最后总结了各向同性磁流变弹性体的性能,突出了各向同性磁流变弹性体中尚未探索的研究领域,并展望了这一创新领域未来的机遇。