Shape memory polymers and textiles

• Main Author: Hu, Jinlian
• Corporate Author: Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cambridge : Woodhead in association with the Textile Institute, 2007.
• Series: Woodhead publishing in textiles.
• Subjects: Shape memory effect.; Textile fabrics > Technological innovations.; Polymers.; Smart materials.; elektronické knihy; electronic books
• ISBN: 9781615831890; 9781845690472; 9780849391071; 9781845693060
• Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xiv, 345 p.) : ill.

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart materials that, as a result of an external stimulus such as temperature, can change from a temporary deformed shape back to an original shape. SMPs are finding an increasing use in such areas as clothing where they respond dynamically to changes in heat and moi...