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List of Abbreviations and Symbols

Abbreviations

CL ε-Caprolactone
CNT Carbon nanotubes
DMA Dynamic mechanical analysis
EP Epoxy
Fe O 4 Magnetite
3
IPN Interpenetrating network
kDa kilo Dalton
LA L-Lactide
MW Molecular weight
MWCNTs Multiwall carbon nanotubes
PCL Poly(ε-caprolactone)
PEG Polyethylene glycol
PGA Poly(glycolic acid)
PHA Polyhydroxyalkanoates
PHBV Poly[(3-hydroxybutyrate)-co-(3-hydroxyvalerate)]
PLA Polylactic acid
PLACL Poly(L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone)
PLAGA Poly(L-lactide-co-glycolide)
PLGA Poly(lactide-co-glycolide)
PLLA Poly(L-lactic acid)
POSS Polyhedral silsesquioxane
PTMC Poly(trimethylene carbonate)
PU Polyurethane
R&D Research and development
SM Shape memory
SMP Shape memory polymer
SMPs Shape memory polymers
TiO 2 Titanium dioxide
wt% Weight percentage