Shape memory coating and finishing techniques for smart textiles

3 Shape memory coating and finishing techniques for smart textiles 

SMP-based fabrics/composites with self-healing characteristics are the more technical use of such materials whereby dents and impact-sustained damages could be repaired or healed by simple application of the SMP stimulants, i.e., in situ cross-linking (Li, 2014). Development in this area is still in its infancy but the implication of in situ repair or healing where original properties are maintained irrespective of fie-quency of damage is identical to how nature conducts healing and self-repair. 

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