Shape Memory Polymers: Fundamentals, Advances & Applications
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The official GTU curriculum for Shape Memory Polymers: Fundamentals, Advances & Applications (subject code ME02088081) as prescribed for RT · Semester 2 divides the course into 8 units, covering 46 listed topics. The unit-wise breakdown below is read from the GTU syllabus document for this subject code, so you can check what the course actually covers before deciding which papers to attempt.
Download the official syllabus PDF (ME02088081)Unit 1 Shape-memory Polymers
- its effect
- its effect in Shape-memory Polymers and Shape- memory Alloys
- Thermally Induced Shape-memory Polymers
- Athermal Shape-memory Polymers
- Classification of Shape-memory Polymers
Unit 2 Molecular Design, Shape-memory Functionality and Programming
- Molecular Design of Shape-memory Polymers
- Thermally Sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
- Shape-memory Polymers based on the Amorphous Phase and Semi-crystalline Phase
- Shape-memory Polymers based on Liquid Crystalline Phase
- Photosensitive Shape-memory Polymers
- Other Molecular Architectures of Shape-memory Polymers
Unit 3 Shape-memory Polymer Composites
- Nanowhisker/Shape-memory Polymer Composites
- Carbon/Shape-memory Polymer Composites
- Fibre/Fabric-reinforced Shape-memory Polymer Composites
- Metal and Metal Oxides/Shape- memory Polymer Composites
- Other Shape-memory Polymer Composites
Unit 4 Shape-memory Polymer Blends
- Miscible Polymer Blends
- Immiscible Polymer Blends
- Elastomer/Polymer Blends
- Other Types of Immiscible Blends
- Blending and Post-crosslinking Polymers Networks
- Interpenetrating Polymer Networks
- Crosslinked Polymer Blends
Unit 5 Shape-memory Polymers Sensitive to Different Stimuli
- thermally sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
- Light-sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
- Magnetic-sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
- Water/solvent-sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
- Electric-sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
Unit 6 Modelling of Shape-memory Polymers
- Macroscale Constitutive Modelling
- Mesoscale Modelling
- Microscale Modelling
- Molecular Dynamics and Monte Carlo Simulations
- Mathematical Modelling
- Modelling of Device Structures
- Modelling for Light-sensitive Shape-memory Polymers
Unit 7 Supramolecular Shape-memory Polymers
- Supramolecular Chemistry
- Polymers Containing Pyridine Moieties: a Pathway to Achieve Supramolecular Networks
- Supramolecular Shape-memory Polymers based on Pyridine Moieties
- Potential Applications
- Program Name: Master of Engineering Level: PG Branch: Rubber Technology Subject Code: ME02088081 Subject Name : Shape Memory Polymers: Fundamentals
- Advances & Applications
Unit 8 Applications of Shape-memory Polymers
- Applications of Bulk Shape-memory Polymers
- Applications in Surface Wrinkling and Patterning
- Applications in Textiles
- Engineering Applications like Transportation.
- Sensors and Actuators