... printing can be achieved through the use of a single smart material or a mixture of smart materials and conventional materials to produce active nanocomposites, shape memory alloys and shape memory polymers (Kim et al., 2014 ; Raviv et al., 2014 ; Ge et al., 2013). Zarek...

...Robert Bogue Purpose – This paper aims to provide an introduction to smart materials, with an emphasis on their capabilities and applications. Design/methodology/approach – Following an introduction, this paper first considers what smart materials are and what they can do. It then discusses...

...Robert Bogue Purpose This paper aims to provide a review of recent developments in selected fields of smart material technology. Design/methodology/approach Following a brief introduction to smart materials, this paper considers research into three classes that are presently attracting...