Cold Hibernated Elastic Memory Structure

Cold hibernated elastic memory (CHEM) is a smart material technology that uses shape memory polymers in cellular structures. CHEM foams use the foam's elastic recovery and their shape memory to erect structures. This book describes CHEM structure technology, provides property data, discusses advantages over other deployable structures.

1. Introduction [Witold Sokolowski] Section I: Shape Memory Materials 2. Overview Shape Memory Materials [Wei Min Huang] 3. Shape Memory Polymers [Wei Min Huang] Section II: Overview of CHEM Technology 4. Background [Witold Sokolowski] 5. Polyurethane-Based Shape Memory Polymers Development [Shunuchi Hayashi and Witold Sokolowski] 6. Improving the Performance of Shape Memory Polymers [Carl de Smet and Jan Ivens] 7. Description of CHEM Structures [Witold Sokolowski] 8. CHEM Technology Development [Witold Sokolowski] 9. Properties of Baseline CHEM Foam Material [Alan Watt and Witold Sokolowski] 10. Characteristics of CHEM Structures [Witold Sokolowski] 11. Thermomechanical Behavior of CHEM Foams [Alan Watt, Wei Min Huang, and Witold Sokolowski] 12. Effect of Cold Storage [Wei Min Huang and Witold Sokolowski] 13. Shape Recovery Control of CHEM Structure [Witold Sokolowski] 14. Modeling and Simulation of CHEM Foam Behavior [Alan Watt] 15. Advantages of CHEM Structures [Witold Sokolowski] Section III: CHEM Structure Space Applications 16. Introduction [Witold Sokolowski] 17. Investigation of CHEM Space Applications [Witold Sokolowski] 18. Heat Energy for Deployment in Space [Witold Sokolowski] 19. Improvements for Large CHEM Structures [Witold Sokolowski] 20. Future CHEM Thin-Film Spacecraft [Witold Sokolowski] 21. Foaming In-Space Structures [Witold Sokolowski] 22. Comparison with Other Space Deployable Structures [Witold Sokolowski] Section IV: Shape Memory Polymer Composites (SMPC) 23. Introduction [Jinsong Leng] 24. Applications of SMPC in Deployable Space Structures [Liwu Liu, Haiyang Du, Wei Zhao, Yanju Liu, and Jinsong Leng] 25. Shape-Memory Activation Methods [Wenxin Wang, Haibao Lu, Jinsong Leng, and Yanju Liu] Section V: CHEM Space Projects 26. Introduction [Witold Sokolowski] 27. International Space Station Shape Memory Polyurethane (SMPU) Experiment [Shaun Whitehead and Carl de Smet] 28. SMPU Vane for Femto Satellites [Carl de Smet and Witold Sokolowski] Section VI: CHEM Commercial Applications 29. Introduction [Witold Sokolowski] 30. Potential CHEM Applications [Witold Sokolowski] 31. How to Use the CHEM [Witold Sokolowski] 32. Heat Sources for Deployment of CHEM Products [Witold Sokolowski, Jeng-Neng Fan, and Carl de Smet] 33. Modifiable Furniture [Carl de Smet] 34. Transformable Furniture [Jeng-Neng Fan and Witold Sokolowski] 35. Automotive Applications [Witold Sokolowski] 36. Self-Reconfiguration Furniture [Carl de Smet] Section VII: Applications in Biomedicine 37. Introduction [Witold Sokolowski] 38. Biomedical Applications of Polyurethane Shape Memory Polymers [Witold Sokolowski and Jinsong Leng] 39. CHEM Biomedical Applications [Witold Sokolowski, Naziha Chirani, and L'Hocine Yahia] 40. CHEM for Endovascular Interventions [Witold Sokolowski, Naziha Chirani, and L'Hocine Yahia] 41. The Future Unfolding: The Spectrum of Smartness in the Fabric of Everyday Objects [Carl de Smet] 42. Precis [Witold Sokolowski]