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## Meet the editor

Dr. Xufeng Dong works as a full-time teacher-researcher in materials science. He received his BE, ME, and PhD degrees from the Harbin Institute of Technology, China, in 2003, 2005, and 2009, respectively. He has been with the School of Materials Science and Engineering of Dalian University of Technology as a postdoctoral fellow from 2009 to 2010, as a lecture (2011–2012) and as an associate professor (2013–). Dr. Dong's research inter-

ests mainly focus on smart materials, including magnetorheological materials and electrorheological materials. He has published more than 60 technical articles in peer-reviewed journals and conferences.

Contents

**Section 1**

*by Xufeng Dong*

Pneumatic Actuators

and Their Corresponding Composites

*and Mohammed Al-Maamori*

*by Mehmet Cabuk*

**Section 3**

*by Taixiang Liu and Yangguang Xu*

*by Jennifer Xiaopei Wu and Li Li*

**Section 2**

**Preface III**

Introduction **1**

**Chapter 1 3**

Smart Soft Materials **11**

**Chapter 2 13** Research on Shape Memory Alloys and Magnetorheological Fluids for Use in

**Chapter 3 33**

**Chapter 4 63**

**Chapter 5 87**

Functional Soft Materials **103**

**Chapter 6 105**

An Introduction to Wearable Technology and Smart Textiles and Apparel:

Introductory Chapter: The Way to Fulfill Science Fiction

*by Edmundas Kibirkštis, Darius Pauliukaitis and Kęstutis Vaitasius*

Magnetorheological Elastomers: Materials and Applications

Dual Response of Materials under Electric and Magnetic Fields

Terminology, Statistics, Evolution, and Challenges

Future Prospects: Shape Memory Features in Shape Memory Polymers

*by Safaa N. Saud Al-Humairi, Hasan Sh. Majdi, Amir N. Saud Al-Humairi* 

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**Chapter 7 119** Increased-Value Oxide Powders for Polymeric Fibrous Matrices with Tailored Surfaces for Clothing Wear Comfort: A Review *by Narcisa Vrinceanu and Diana Coman*

Preface

The purpose of this book is to concentrate on recent developments in smart and functional soft materials. The articles collected in this book have been contributed by excellent researchers with long-standing experience in different materials. I hope that the content presented here will be of interest to broader readers, not only scholars in these fields but also people with other disciplines. The book contains seven chapters in two sections: (1) "Smart soft materials" and (2) "Functional soft materials." The book provides detailed and current reviews in these different areas written by experts in their respective fields and will be useful for engineers,

• Research on shape memory alloys and magnetorheological fluids for use in

• Future prospects: shape memory features in shape memory polymers and their

scientists, and students who are interested in these areas.

**Smart soft materials**

pneumatic actuators

**Functional soft materials**

corresponding composites

**Introductory chapter: The way to fulfill science fiction**

• Magnetorheological elastomers: materials and applications

terminology, statistics, evolution, and challenges

surfaces for clothing wear comfort: a review

• Dual response of materials under electric and magnetic fields

• An introduction to wearable technology and smart textiles and apparel:

• Increased-value oxide powders for polymeric fibrous matrices with tailored

**Xufeng Dong, PhD** Associate Professor,

China

School of Materials Science and Engineering,

Dalian University of Technology,
