This book explores the recent advances in the field of shape memory polymers, whose ease of manufacturing and wide range of potential applications have spurred interest in the field. The book presents details about the synthesis, processing, characterization, and applications of shape memory polymers, their blends and composites. It provides a correlation of physical properties of shape memory polymers with macro, micro and nano structures. The contents of this book will be of interest to researchers across academia and industry.

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Dr. Jyotishkumar Parameswaranpillai is a Professor at the Center of Innovation in Design and Engineering for Manufacturing, King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok. He received his Ph.D. in polymer science and technology from Mahatma Gandhi University, Kerala, India. He is a former INSPIRE Faculty at the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology of Cochin University of Science and Technology (India) from 2012 to 2017. He has authored around 100 papers and book chapters in reputed international journals on polymer nanocomposites, polymer blends and alloys, and biopolymers, and has edited four books. Dr. Jyotishkumar received the prestigious Kerala State Young Scientist Award in 2016 for his outstanding contributions to the field.

Prof. Dr.-Ing. habil. Suchart Siengchin is a Professor and the President of King Mongkut's University of Technology North Bangkok (KMUTNB), Thailand. He received his Dipl.-Ing. in Mechanical Engineering from University of Applied Sciences Giessen/Friedberg, Hessen, Germany in 1999, M.Sc. in Polymer Technology from University of Applied Sciences Aalen, Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany in 2002, M.Sc. in Material Science at the Erlangen-Nürnberg University, Bayern, Germany in 2004, Doctor of Philosophy in Engineering (Dr.-Ing.) from Institute for Composite Materials, University of Kaiserslautern, Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany in 2008 and Postdoctoral Research from Kaiserslautern University and School of Materials Engineering, Purdue University, USA.  In 2016 he received the habilitation at the Chemnitz University in Sachen, Germany. He worked as a Lecturer for Production and Material Engineering Department at the Sirindhorn International Thai-German Graduate School of Engineering (TGGS), KMUTNB. His research interests are in polymer processing and composite materials, and he has won the Outstanding Researcher Award in 2010, 2012 and 2013 at KMUTNB. He serves as the Editor-in-Chief  of KMUTNB International Journal of Applied Science and Technology and has authored 100 peer reviewed journal articles. He has participated with presentations in more than 39 International and National Conferences with respect to Materials Science and Engineering topics.  Dr. Jinu Jacob George received his PhD degree from the Indian Institute of Technology Kharagpur, India in 2009. He completed his B.Tech. from M G University, Kottayam and M.Tech. from Cochin University of Science and Technology, Kochi, India. After pursuing PhD he moved to Leibniz Institute for Polymer Research (IPF), Dresden, Germany for his Post Doctoral Research. In 2011 he joined the Rubber Research Institute of India, Kottayam, as a Scientist. In 2015 he joined the Department of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology, CUSAT as a faculty member. At present, he is actively involved in research in the various advance fields of Polymer Science and Rubber Technology. He has a general research interest in the fields of Polymer micro/nano composites, Thermoplastic elastomers, Functional additives, and Shape memory polymers

Dr. Seno Jose, a native of Kerala, India, is an assistant Professor of Chemistry at Government College Kottayam. He did his masters in Chemistry in Mahatma Gandhi University. He has availed DST/DAAD fellowship and worked as a visiting researcher at Institute for Composite Materials Ltd., Germany. He received his Ph D in Chemistry from Mahatma Gandhi University in 2007. He has co-authored over 30 peer-reviewed publications. His research interests include polymer blends, polymer nanocomposites and shape memory polymeric materials.

Inhalt
Chapter-1: Introduction to Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and Composites: State of The Art, Opportunities, New Challenges and Future OutlookChapter-2: Classification of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-3: Novel Techniques for the Preparation of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and  Composites at Micro and  Nano ScalesChapter-4: Rheology of Shape Memory Polymers Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-5: Microscopy of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-6: Dynamical Mechanical Thermal Analysis of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-7: Differential Scanning Thermal Analysis of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-8: Thermal Stability of Shape Memory Polymers Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-9: Mechanical Properties (Shape Memory Properties by Tensile and Tree Point Bending, Fracture Behavior, Toughening Etc. of Shape Memory Polymers, Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter 10: Completely Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers, Blends and CompositesChapter 11: Optical, Electrical  and   Magnetic Properties of Shape Memory Polymers Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter 12: Spectroscopy and Other Miscellanies Techniques for  The Characterization of Shape Memory Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-13: Modeling of Shape Memory Polymer Blends and CompositesChapter-14: Applications of Shape Memory Polymer Blends and Composites.