Shape memory polymers
US8172873B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Mar 14, 2011 |
| Grant date | May 8, 2012 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Mar 14, 2031 |
Classification
- Technology area (CPC C)Chemistry; Metallurgy
- CPC primaryC08G2280/00
- WIPO fieldMacromolecular chemistry, polymers
- WIPO sectorChemistry
Abstract
The present disclosure relates to Shape Memory Polymers (SMP's) comprising function groups that allow the polymers to be elastically deformed, utilized in the elastically deformed state, and subsequently returned to the original polymorphic shape.
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