Advances in Shape Memory Materials

This book is devoted to the development of the shape memory materials and their applications. It covers many aspects of smart materials. It also describes the method on how we can obtain not only large recovery strains but also high recovery stress, energy storage and energy dissipation in applications.

Shape-memory polymers (SMP) are a unique branch of the smart-materials family that can change shape upon exposure to an external stimulus. Discovery of SMP has been a significant breakthrough in the development of novel smart materials for various engineering applications, has superseded traditional materials, and influenced current methods of product design.