Homework Set

Tuesday December 16TH

Smart By Scott Williams 11E

Materials
Smart Property Uses
Material
Changes colour as the Contact
temperature changes. thermometer,
Thermochromic Test strips on
batteries.

Changes colour according Security markers,

to different lighting Adaptive lenses.
Photochromic conditions.
Absorbs large amounts of Nappies,
liquid causing the hydrogel Wound dressings.
Hydrogel to swell.
If a part made from a Car bodies,
shape-memory alloy is Glasses frames,
Shape Memory bent out of shape, when it Fire alarm
Alloy is heated above a certain systems.
temperature it will return
to its original shape.

Can memorise a Shrink-wrap

temporary shape and can packaging.
Shape Memory recover to its original
Polymer shape upon application of
an external stimuli, usually
heat.