Shape memory polymers and textiles

Introduction
- Concepts associated with shape memory materials
- Principle of temperature dependent shape memory polymers
- Applications of shape memory polymers
- Prospect of shape memory polymer
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Preparation of shape memory polymers
- Structures of shape memory polymers
- Synthesis of shape memory polymers
- Preparation of shape memory polymers for medical uses
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Characterization technique for shape memory polymer
- Differential scanning calorimetry (DSC)
- Wide angle x-ray diffraction (WAXD)
- Dynamic mechanical thermal analysis (DMA)
- Fourier transform infrared (FTIR)
- Raman spectroscopy
- Gel permeation chromatography (GPC)
- Polarizing microscopy (POM)
- Transmission electron microscopy (TEM)
- Scanning electron microscopy (SEM)
- Positron annihilation lifetime spectra (PALS)
- Vapor transport property
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Structure and properties of shape memory polyurethane ionomer
- Morphology of crystalline soft segment in shape memory polyurethane ionomer
- Thermal properties of shape memory polymers ionomer
- Isothermal crystallization kinetics of soft segment in shape memory polyurethane Ionomer
- Analysis of crystallization activation energy of soft segment crystallization in shape memory polyurethane ionomer
- Effect of ionic groups on equilibrium melting temperature
- Dynamic mechanical property of shape memory polyurethane ionomer
- Infrared absorption analysis
- Shape memory effect of shape memory polyurethane ionomer
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Water vapor permeability of shape memory polyurethane
- Factors affecting water vapor permeability of SMPU
- Factors affecting equilibrium sorption and dynamic sorption of SMPU
- Dependence of WVP through SMPU membrances on temperature
- Dependence of free volume of SMPU on temperature
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Characterization of shape memory properties in polymers
- Parameters for characterization
- Measurements of parameters
- Effect of thermo-mechanical cyclic condition
- Effect of sample preparation
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Structure modeling of shape memory polymers
- Structural skeleton of SMPs
- Structural categorization of SMPs
- SMPs and traditional polymers
- Considerations for molecular design of SMPs
- Relationship between structure and property of SMPUs
- Modeling of SMPs
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Environmental sensitive polymer gel and its application in textiles field
- Environment sensitive polymer gel
- Application of environment sensitive polymer gel to textiles
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Evaluation of shape memory fabrics
- Shape memory and wrinkle free fabrics
- Evaluation methods for shape memory fabrics
- Subjective method for characterizing shape memory fabrics
- Objective method for characterizing shape memory fabrics
- Effect of temperature on shape memory effect
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Shape memory textiles
- Shape memory fibres
- Role of smart materials in textiles
- Shape memory material used in smart fabrics
- Shape memory garments - active structure for fashion apparel
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