Shape memory polymers and textiles

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...

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Main Author: Hu, Jinlian.
Corporate Author: Textile Institute (Manchester, England)
Format: eBook
Language: English
Published: Cambridge : Woodhead in association with the Textile Institute, 2007.
Series: Woodhead publishing in textiles.
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ISBN: 9781615831890
9781845690472
9780849391071
9781845693060
Physical Description: 1 online zdroj (xiv, 345 p.) : ill.

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