New technologies for active disassembly: Using the shape memory effect in engineering polymers

International Journal of Product Development

Volumn 6, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 431-449

  Hussein, Habib ^a   Harrison, David ^a  

^a BRUNEL UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Active disassembly; ADSM; Shape memory effect; Shape memory polymer; Shape memory testing

Indexed keywords

EID: 52749092018     PISSN: 14779056     EISSN: 17418178     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1504/IJPD.2008.020403     Document Type: Article

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