What is it about?
This research has offered a likely candidate resin for deployable and morphing structures in harsh environments such as low earth orbit (LEO)
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Why is it important?
Many polymers will suffer from embrittlement at low temperature and degradation at high temperature, and here high temperature shape memory polymers that can withstand the harsh temperatures for durable applications are synthesized.
Perspectives
This paper represents an important step in the applications of SMP structures for extreme conditions like space
Dr Xinli Xiao
Harbin Institute of Technology
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This page is a summary of: Shape memory polymers with high and low temperature resistant properties, Scientific Reports, September 2015, Nature,
DOI: 10.1038/srep14137.
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