Fabrication and characterization of shape memory polymers at small scales

Fabrication and characterization of shape memory polymers at small scales

The objective of this research is to thoroughly investigate the shape memory effect in polymers, characterize, and optimize these polymers for applications in information storage systems. Previous research effort in this field concentrated on shape memory metals for biomedical applications such as...

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Main Author: Wornyo, Edem
Published: Georgia Institute of Technology 2009
Subjects:
Information storage
Nanotechnology
Atomic force microscopy
Nanoindentation
Shape memory polymers
Dynamic mechanical analysis
Genetic algorithms
Designed experiments
Shape memory alloys
Smart materials
Polymers
Shape memory effect
Information storage and retrieval systems
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26714

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http://hdl.handle.net/1853/26714

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