Abstract
AbstractConventional elastomers, such as polyisoprene, polybutadiene, and styrene–butadiene rubber, lack inherent shape memory properties due to their low glass transition temperature. Recently, researchers have discovered a method to incorporate external crystal moieties, thereby transforming these elastomers into thermoresponsive shape memory polymers. However, the question remains: what possibilities might this revolution unfold in the near future? This brief opinion piece celebrates the development of semi‐crystalline shape memory elastomers developed via grafting crystals onto conventional elastomers and offers personal insights into the potential directions this discovery could take us.
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