journal article·2026-08

Anisotropic Mechanical Responses and Enhanced Recovery Force of Knitted Sandwich-Structured Shape Memory Polymer Composites

Lidan Yue, Zhihui Li, Yang Liu, Haipeng Ren

Applied Composite Materials· Volume 33· Issue 4
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