Abstract
This paper highlight the most important areas and directions of shape memory polymers in textiles. The textiles of shape memory polymers involve fibre spinning (including wet-spinning, melt-spinning and electro-spinning), fabric, smart apparel, actively finishing technology and WVP investigation. Based on the molecular structure of shape memory polymer, the shape memory transformation from polymer to textiles and application theory are illustrated and stated. Additionally, the challenges of shape memory polymers in textiles are pointed out and some research directions are also suggested in this paper.
| Original language | English |
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| Title of host publication | Smart and Interactive Textiles |
| Publisher | Trans Tech Publications Ltd |
| Pages | 30-38 |
| Number of pages | 9 |
| Volume | 80 |
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| Publication status | Published - 2013 |
Keywords
- Shape memory polymers
- Shape memory fibre
- Shape memory finishing
- Shape memory fabrics and smart apparel