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Shape Memory Polymer-Based Multifunctional Syntactic Foams, Siavash Sarrafan
Shape Memory Polymer-Based Multifunctional Syntactic Foams, Siavash Sarrafan
LSU Doctoral Dissertations
With the increase in popularity of shape memory polymers (SMPs), especially in applications such as aerospace, textile, biomedical engineering, and even structures, the weight of the material and the devices made with it has always been a crucial factor. Using the shape memory polymer as a matrix to make a syntactic foam is one of the best and most affordable approaches to creating a lighter material that still has the shape memory effect. The addition of particles of different stiffness, strength, and size, with variable fractions, creates a composite that enables engineering the mechanical, as well as other physical and …