Shape memory alloys applications on weft knitted fabrics towards a compression sock for venous disease

Shape Memory Alloys (SMA) are currently widely used in several areas, and it is possible to identify applications in textiles. Nevertheless there still are areas where they can be applied with success, and one of them may be the compression. The study that is presented here intends to contribute for...

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Main Author: Pereira, F. R. (author)
Other Authors: Rocha, A. M. (author), Catarino, André P. (author)
Format: conferencePaper
Language:eng
Published: 2017
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/46624
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/46624