Smart Materials Flashcards
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1
Q
Smart materials
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Able to react to external stimuli or changes in their environment without human intervention they revert back to their original state when stimuli is removed
Could be temperature light levels and pressure
2
Q
Smart materials include ones that
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Monitor body functions and administer medicines or give warnings eg mamagoose baby monitoring pyjamas
Maintain personal microclimate eg stomatex or outlast
Have chromatic properties and change colour in response to specific situations eg heat sensitive bandages that indicate infection
Have shape memory eg corpo nove shirts which adjust to different body temps
Self cleaning eg nano technology fabrics triggered by sunlight
Can generate solar power when exposure to sunlight
