Shape recovery in a thermoset shape memory polymer and its fabric-reinforced composites

Express Polymer Letters

Volumn 5, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 254-261

  Ivens, J ^a,b   Urbanus, M ^b   De Smet, C ^c  

^a Lessius University College   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^c Sint Lucas Architectuur   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Material testing; Polymer composites; Smart polymers

Indexed keywords

EID: 79551621857     PISSN: 1788618X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3144/expresspolymlett.2011.25     Document Type: Article

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