Feasibility study of polyurethane shape-memory polymer actuators for pressure bandage application

Science and Technology of Advanced Materials

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2012, Pages

  Ahmad, Manzoor ^a   Luo, Jikui ^a,b   Miraftab, Mohsen ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLTON   (United Kingdom)

^b ZHEJIANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

advanced shape memory polymer; compression bandages; recovery force; recovery stress; venous leg ulcer

Indexed keywords

CYCLIC STRESS; FEASIBILITY STUDIES; LEG ULCERS; RECOVERY STRESS; REPRODUCIBILITIES; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS;

ACTUATORS; DISEASES; POLYURETHANES; RECOVERY; REUSABILITY; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 84856948214     PISSN: 14686996     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1088/1468-6996/13/1/015006     Document Type: Article

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