Shape Memory Polymers fundamentals, advances and applications

Summary: Shape-memory polymers (SMP) are a unique branch of the smart materials family which are capable of changing shape on-demand upon exposure to external stimulus. The discovery of SMP made a significant breakthrough in the developments of novel smart materials for a variety of engineering applications, superseded the traditional materials, and also influenced the current methods of product designing. This book provides the latest advanced information of on-going research domains of SMP. This will certainly enlighten the reader to the achievements and tremendous potentials of SMP. The basic fundam.

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ISBN: 9781909030336
ISBN: 1909030333
Physical Description: electronic resource
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1 online resource (326 pages)
Publisher: Shrewsbury, UK : Smithers Rapra, 2014.