Cold hibernated elastic memory structure: self-deployable technology and its applications

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"Cold hibernated elastic memory (CHEM) is a smart material technology that uses shape memory polymers in open cellular (foam) structures. CHEM foams are self-deployable and use the foam's elastic recovery plus their shape memory to erect structures. This book describes CHEM self-deployable structure technology, provides basic property data and characteristics, discusses advantages over other deployable structures, and identifies potential space, commercial, and biomedical applications, including medical devices such as stents for use in endovascular treatment of aneurysms, deployable thermal insulation, and self-repairing bumpers"--  Read more... Abstract: "Cold hibernated elastic memory (CHEM) is a smart material technology that uses shape memory polymers in open cellular (foam) structures. CHEM foams are self-deployable and use the foam's elastic recovery plus their shape memory to erect structures. This book describes CHEM self-deployable structure technology, provides basic property data and characteristics, discusses advantages over other deployable structures, and identifies potential space, commercial, and biomedical applications, including medical devices such as stents for use in endovascular treatment of aneurysms, deployable thermal insulation, and self-repairing bumpers" Content: Cover Half Title Title Page Copyright Page Table of Contents Preface Editor Contributors Chapter 1: Introduction SECTION I: Shape Memory Materials Chapter 2: Overview Shape Memory Materials Chapter 3: Shape Memory Polymers SECTION II: Overview of CHEM Technology Chapter 4: Background Chapter 5: Polyurethane-Based Shape Memory Polymers Development Chapter 6: Improving the Performance of Shape Memory Polymers Chapter 7: Description of CHEM Structures Chapter 8: CHEM Technology Development Chapter 9: Properties of Baseline CHEM Foam Material. Chapter 10: Characteristics of CHEM StructuresChapter 11: Thermomechanical Behavior of CHEM Foams Chapter 12: Effect of Cold Storage Chapter 13: Shape Recovery Control of CHEM Structure Chapter 14: Modeling and Simulation of CHEM Foam Behavior Chapter 15: Advantages of CHEM Structures SECTION III: CHEM Structure Space Applications Chapter 16: Introduction Chapter 17: Investigation of CHEM Space Applications Chapter 18: Heat Energy for Deployment in Space Chapter 19: Improvements for Large CHEM Structures Chapter 20: Future CHEM Thin-Film Spacecraft. Chapter 21: Foaming In-Space StructuresChapter 22: Comparison with Other Space Deployable Structures SECTION IV: Shape Memory Polymer Composites (SMPC) Chapter 23: Introduction Chapter 24: Applications of SMPC in Deployable Space Structures Chapter 25: Shape-Memory Activation Methods SECTION V: CHEM Space Projects Chapter 26: Introduction Chapter 27: International Space Station Shape Memory Polyurethane (SMPU) Experiment Chapter 28: SMPU Vane for Femto Satellites SECTION VI: CHEM Commercial Applications Chapter 29: Introduction Chapter 30: Potential CHEM Applications. Chapter 31: How to Use the CHEMChapter 32: Heat Sources for Deployment of CHEM Products Chapter 33: Modifiable Furniture Chapter 34: Transformable Furniture Chapter 35: Automotive Applications Chapter 36: Self-Reconfiguration Furniture SECTION VII: Applications in Biomedicine Chapter 37: Introduction Chapter 38: Biomedical Applications of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers Chapter 39: CHEM Biomedical Applications Chapter 40: CHEM for Endovascular Interventions Chapter 41: The Future Unfolding: The Spectrum of Smartness in the Fabric of Everyday Objects Chapter 42: Precis Index.