The effects of free radical inhibitor on the electron beam crosslinking and thermal processing
stabilization of novel radiation crosslinkable polyurethane shape memory polymers (SMPs)
blended with acrylic radiation sensitizers have been determined. The SMPs in this study
possess novel processing capabilities—that is, the ability to be melt processed into complex
geometries as thermoplastics and crosslinked in a secondary step using electron beam
irradiation. To increase susceptibility to radiation crosslinking, the radiation sensitizer …