Graphene Nanoarchitectonics: A New Material Horizon for Reinforcement of Sustainable Polymers

Abstract

Using nanoscience to solve the issues that limit the development of a sustainable society is one of the most important topics at present. Sustainable polymers play an important role in the construction of a sustainable society, but its large-scale application is usually limited by the poor mechanical and shape-memory properties of the commonly used epoxy resin. The utilization of nanoarchitectures to improve the shape-memory performance of composite materials is an effective approach. Graphene, among the used reinforcement materials for epoxy resin, is undoubtedly a fascinating example. In this paper, the shape-memory and mechanical properties of graphene-modified epoxy resins are described respectively for different response types. In this mini-review, we present an overview of the research results of graphene nanoarchitectonics in the modification of shape-memory epoxy resin composites. Besides, this paper has reviewed the properties of different types of graphene/epoxy composites, looking forward to the development of graphene/epoxy composites and future prospects.