New design of shape memory polymers: Mixtures of an elastomeric ionomer and low molar mass fatty acids and their salts

Macromolecules

Volumn 41, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 2978-2980

  Weiss, R A ^a   Izzo, E ^a   Mandelbaum, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CONNECTICUT   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ELASTOMERIC IONOMERS; MEMORY CYCLE; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS (SMP);

AGING OF MATERIALS; FATTY ACIDS; GLASS TRANSITION; IONOMERS; MELTING; MOLAR MASS; SALTS; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

POLYMERS;

EID: 44449118614     PISSN: 00249297     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1021/ma8001774     Document Type: Article

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