Mechanics and applications of smart adhesive systems using shape memory polymers

• Main Author: Linghu, Changhong
• Other Authors: Gao Huajian
• Format: Thesis-Doctor of Philosophy
• Language: English
• Published: Nanyang Technological University 2023
• Subjects: Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Mechanics and dynamics; Engineering::Materials::Functional materials
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/170057
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Smart adhesives – those that provide strong adhesion when needed and easy detachment as desired – are attracting intensive research interests recently and bringing about new opportunities in many fields ranging from daily usage like adhesive hooks to advanced technologies like end effectors for robo...