Methods for changing the shape of a surface of a shape memory polymer article

Methods for changing the shape of a surface of an article are disclosed. The methods may include providing a liquid polymer precursor, casting the precursor against a first tool assembly, curing the precursor to form a shape memory polymer substrate, deforming one or more surfaces of the substrate,...

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Hauptverfasser: SHERMAN AUDREY A, OLOFSON JEFFREY M, WINKLER WENDI J, BRYAN WILLIAM J, GALKIEWICZ ROBERT K, STARKEY JAMES R, ZHANG HAIYAN, MAZUREK MIECZYSLAW H
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Zusammenfassung:Methods for changing the shape of a surface of an article are disclosed. The methods may include providing a liquid polymer precursor, casting the precursor against a first tool assembly, curing the precursor to form a shape memory polymer substrate, deforming one or more surfaces of the substrate, and mobilizing the shape memory polymer to shift the deformed surface of the substrate from a deformed shape to a pre-set shape.