Constitutive modeling of shape memory effects in semicrystalline polymers with stretch induced crystallization

Journal of Engineering Materials and Technology

Volumn 132, Issue 4, 2010, Pages

  Westbrook, Kristofer K ^a   Parakh, Vikas ^b   Chung, Taekwoong ^c   Mather, Patrick T ^b   Wan, Logan C ^d   Dunn, Martin L ^a   Qi, H Jerry ^a  

^a UCB 450   (United States)

^b Syracuse University   (United States)

^c Case Western Reserve University   (United States)

^d Fairview High School   (United States)

Author keywords

constitutive models; shape memory polymers; soft active materials

Indexed keywords

CONSTITUTIVE MODELS; GLASS TRANSITION; SHAPE-MEMORY POLYMER;

ACTIVE MATERIAL; EXTERNAL STIMULUS; GLASS TRANSITION TEMPERATURE TG; INDUCED CRYSTALLIZATION; PERMANENT SHAPES; SEMI-CRYSTALLINE POLYMER; SEMICRYSTALLINES; THERMO-MECHANICAL;

POLYMERS;

EID: 79953237990     PISSN: 00944289     EISSN: 15288889     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1115/1.4001964     Document Type: Article

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