Summary
The design and study of so-called "smart" polymeric materials are of great importance for both basic science and technological applications.
This rapidly developing research area is rather young and very promising. Intelligent materials sometimes are taken to include the well-known inorganic compounds such as piezoelectric, piezoceramics, electrostrictive and magnetostrictive materials, shape memory alloys etc. This Project focuses on the special type of organic high molecular mass compounds, which can be considered as the most promising materials for the 21-st century.
Duration
Three years, from October 1998 to December 2001.
