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POLYMER-PLASTICS TECHNOLOGY AND ENGINEERING
Volume 52, Issue 15, Pages 1574-1589Publisher
TAYLOR & FRANCIS INC
DOI: 10.1080/03602559.2013.824466
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Damage tolerance; Shape memory polymers; Smart materials; Stimuli-sensitive polymer; Thermomechanical properties
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Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are the class of self-repairing and intelligent materials that have received significant attention from both industry and academia. SMP materials are attractive substitutes to metals because of their flexibility, bio-compatibility, low cost, easy manufacturing and programming together with wide scope of modifications. SMPs have wide spectrum of possible applications in the fields of high performance textiles, self-repairing plastic components in vehicles, biomedical devices, etc. The present review mainly highlights the recent progress in synthesis, characterization, evaluation, proposed applications and future outlook of SMPs and related composites.
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