Advances in Shape Memory Polymers (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles) - Hardcover

Book 114 of 259: Textile Institute

Jinlian Hu

 
9780857098528: Advances in Shape Memory Polymers (Woodhead Publishing Series in Textiles)
Hardcover
ISBN 10: 0857098527 ISBN 13: 9780857098528
Publisher: Woodhead Publishing Ltd, 2013

Synopsis

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.

Key Features: reviews key recent research in shape-memory polymers, their properties and applications; opening chapters address the relationship between morphological structures and shape memory properties and high performance Tg and Tm type shape memory polymers; chapters cover thermally-active and moisture-active shape memory effect of supermolecular shape memory polymers, among other topics.

Contents: 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.

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About the Author

Professor Jinlian Hu is a Professor in the Institute of Textiles and Clothing at The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, China. Professor Hu is internationally renowned for her pioneering research in shape memory polymers, particularly their applications to textiles.

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Publisher
Woodhead Publishing Ltd
Publication date
2013
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0857098527
ISBN 13 
9780857098528
Binding
Hardcover
Edition number
1
Number of pages
368
Editor
Jinlian Hu