A Large-Deformation Theory for Thermally-Actuated Shape-Memory Polymers and its Application

The most common shape-memory polymers are those in which the shape-recovery is thermally-induced. A body made from such a material may be subjected to large deformations at an elevated temperature above its glass transition temperature θg . Cooling the deformed body to a temperature below θ g under...

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Main Authors: Chester, Shawn Alexander (Contributor), Srivastava, Vikas (Contributor), Di Leo, Claudio V (Contributor), Anand, Lallit (Contributor)
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Department of Mechanical Engineering (Contributor)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: ASME International, 2018-10-22T12:29:47Z.
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