Shape Memory Polymers, Blends and Composites: Advances and Applications

✍ Scribed by Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai, Suchart Siengchin, Jinu Jacob George, Seno Jose

• Publisher: Springer Singapore
• Year: 2020
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 333
• Series: Advanced Structured Materials 115
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

This book explores the recent advances in the field of shape memory polymers, whose ease of manufacturing and wide range of potential applications have spurred interest in the field. The book presents details about the synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of shape memory polymers, their blends and composites. It provides a correlation of physical properties of shape memory polymers with macro, micro and nano structures. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers across academia and industry.

✦ Table of Contents

Front Matter ....Pages i-x
Introduction to Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and Composites: State of the Art, Opportunities, New Challenges and Future Outlook (Seno Jose, Jinu Jacob George, Suchart Siengchin, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai)....Pages 1-19
Classification of Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Composites (Krzysztof Strzelec, Natalia Sienkiewicz, Tomasz Szmechtyk)....Pages 21-52
Novel Techniques for the Preparation of Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and Composites at Micro and Nanoscales (Xiao-dong Qi, Yong Wang)....Pages 53-83
Rheology of Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Composites (Sanjay Mavinkere Rangappa, Suchart Siengchin, Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai)....Pages 85-94
Microscopy of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Composites (Jinlian Hu, Shanshan Zhu)....Pages 95-127
Dynamical Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Shape-Memory Polymers (Pauline Butaud, Morvan Ouisse, Kévin Jaboviste, Vincent Placet, Emmanuel Foltête)....Pages 129-151
Differential Scanning Thermal Analysis of Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and Composites (Giuliano Siniscalchi Martins)....Pages 153-166
Thermal Stability of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Composites (Sunan Tiptipakorn, Sarawut Rimdusit)....Pages 167-197
Mechanical Properties of Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Composites (P. Poornima Vijayan)....Pages 199-217
Biodegradable Shape-Memory Polymers (Leire Ruiz-Rubio, Leyre Pérez-Álvarez, José Luis Vilas-Vilela)....Pages 219-236
Optical, Electrical, and Magnetic Properties of Shape-Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends, and Composites (Yu Zheng, Jiabin Shen, Shaoyun Guo)....Pages 237-268
Scattering and Other Miscellanies Techniques for the Characterization of Shape Memory Polymers (Angel Romo-Uribe)....Pages 269-309
Applications of Shape-Memory Polymers, and Their Blends and Composites (L. Santo, F. Quadrini, D. Bellisario, L. Iorio)....Pages 311-329

✦ Subjects

Engineering; Materials Engineering; Polymer Sciences; Ceramics, Glass, Composites, Natural Materials