Hu J. Advances in Shape Memory Polymers

Woodhead Publishing Limited, 2013. XII, 343 p. — ISBN: 978-0-85709-852-8 (print), ISBN: 978-0-85709-854-2 (online) — (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles: Number 146).Shape-memory materials are immensely useful because of their capability to recover their original shapes upon exposure to an external stimulus such as heat, moisture, light or a magnetic field. This book reviews key recent research in shape-memory polymers, their properties and applications. Topics include the relationship between morphological structures and shape memory properties; high performance Tg and Tm type shape memory polymers; structures of shape memory polymers with supramolecular switches; and the thermally-active and moisture-active shape memory effect of supermolecular shape memory polymers. Advances in shape memory polymers is an essential reference for polymer and textile material students, scientists, designers, engineers and manufacturers. It is also an invaluable guide for professionals in the biomedical, electronics and engineering industries.Introduction to shape memory polymers
Tm type shape memory polymers
Tg type shape memory polymers
High performance type shape memory polymers prepared by modified two-step polymerization
Supramolecular shape memory polymers
Supramolecular shape memory polymers containing pyridine
Thermally-induced properties of supramolecular shape memory polymers containing pyridine
Moisture-induced properties of supramolecular shape memory polymers containing pyridine
Shape memory polymers with novel functions: electro-active, magnetically-active, light-adaptive and phase change materials
Shape memory finishing treatments for smart textiles
Manufacture of Tg and Tm shape memory polyurethane (SMPU) polymers
Future developments in shape memory polymers