A shape memory polymer (SMP) intraocular lens may have a refractive index above 1.45, a Tg between 10 C. and 60 C., inclusive, de minimis or an absence of glistening, and substantially 100% transmissivity of light in the visible spectrum. The intraocular lens is then rolled at a temperature above Tg of the SMP material. The intraocular device is radially compressed within a die to a diameter of less than or equal to 1.8 mm while maintaining the temperature above Tg. The compressed intraocular lens device may be inserted through an incision less than 2 mm wide in a cornea or sclera or other anatomical structure. The lens can be inserted into the capsular bag, the ciliary sulcus, or other cavity through the incision. The SMP can substantially achieve refractive index values of greater than or equal to 1.45.

A shape memory polymer (SMP) intraocular lens may have a refractive index above 1.45, a Tg between 10 C. and 60 C., inclusive, de minimis or an absence of glistening, and substantially 100% transmissivity of light in the visible spectrum. The intraocular lens is then rolled at a temperature above Tg of the SMP material. The intraocular device is radially compressed within a die to a diameter of less than or equal to 1.8 mm while maintaining the temperature above Tg. The compressed intraocular lens device may be inserted through an incision less than 2 mm wide in a cornea or sclera or other anatomical structure. The lens can be inserted into the capsular bag, the ciliary sulcus, or other cavity through the incision. The SMP can substantially achieve refractive index values of greater than or equal to 1.45.

A heat-shrinkable polyester-based film is provided, which is heat-shrinkable in the longitudinal direction and which is freed from various problems, particularly curling-up or peeling in a bonded area. The heat-shrinkable polyester-based film is characterized by an A1/A2 (absorbance) ratio in the longitudinal direction, which is the main shrinking direction of the film, of 0.55 to 1, with an A1/A2 ratio in the width direction perpendicular to the main shrinking direction of 0.5 to 0.9, wherein A1 is the absorbance of the film at 1340 cm.sup.1 and A2 is the absorbance of the film at 1410 cm.sup.1 as determined by polarized ATR-FTIR spectroscopy, and a hot-water shrinkage of 35 to 60% in the longitudinal direction of the film and 3 to 12% in the width direction of the film, wherein the hot-water shrinkage is determined by dipping the film in hot water at 90 C. for 10 seconds.

A shape memory polymer (SMP) intraocular lens may have a refractive index above 1.45, a Tg between 10 C. and 60 C., inclusive, de minimis or an absence of glistening, and substantially 100% transmissivity of light in the visible spectrum. The intraocular lens is then rolled at a temperature above Tg of the SMP material. The intraocular device is radially compressed within a die to a diameter of less than or equal to 1.8 mm while maintaining the temperature above Tg. The compressed intraocular lens device may be inserted through an incision less than 2 mm wide in a cornea or sclera or other anatomical structure. The lens can be inserted into the capsular bag, the ciliary sulcus, or other cavity through the incision. The SMP can substantially achieve refractive index values of greater than or equal to 1.45

Methods, systems, and computer program products for driving anomaly detection based on spatio-temporal landscape-specific driving models are provided herein. A method includes generating, for each of multiple users, a temporally-related driving skill model pertaining to one or more landscapes, wherein the model is based on temporally-related driving data associated with the users and landscape-related information of trips driven by the users; monitoring the users participating in a ride-sharing trip in a vehicle by analyzing ride-sharing trip data; detecting driving-related anomalies attributed to the monitored users by comparing the ride-sharing trip data and the respective temporally-related driving skill model for each monitored user; updating a schedule for the trip based on the detected anomalies and estimated conditions attributed to remaining portions of the trip by modifying an assignment of selected users to drive the vehicle during the remaining portions of the trip; and outputting the updated schedule to the selected users.

A method for fabricating a shape memory polymer into a three-dimensional object is provided. The method includes forming a film of crosslinked poly(amic acid) on a substrate to provide a laminated substrate; forming the laminated substrate into a first configuration that is in a three-dimensional form; curing the cross-linked poly(amic acid) to provide the shape memory polymer having a permanent shape corresponding to the first configuration; and removing the substrate from the laminated substrate to provide the three-dimensional object comprising the shape memory polymer. The formation of the laminated substrate into the three-dimensional object may be based on origami techniques.

A structured fluoropolymer film including a plurality of structures having a height at least two times a thickness of a corresponding unstructured fluoropolymer film and at least a 20% increase in displacement induction period when compared to the corresponding unstructured fluoropolymer film when measured in a biaxial tensile curve at a temperature of about 125? C. In addition, the structured fluoropolymer film has a methane permeability of less than 500 ?g*?m/cm.sup.2/min. The structured fluoropolymer film exhibits a higher resistance to strain and retain barrier properties during manufacture and/or use.

A heat-shrinkable polyester film comprising ethylene terephthalate as a main component, containing not less than 0 mol % and not more than 5 mol % of a monomer component capable of serving as an amorphous component relative to the total of a polyester resin component, and having a main shrinkage direction in a lengthwise direction, wherein the heat-shrinkable polyester film satisfies heat shrinkage characteristics of the width direction and the lengthwise direction and the molecular orientation angle difference which is a difference between a molecular orientation angle of an edge of one end in the width direction and a molecular orientation angle of an edge of the other end.

A self-curling film includes a nanofiber base film and a nanofiber external film connected to the nanofiber base film. The nanofiber base film comprises a plurality of polymer nanofibers aligned according to a first single-direction aligning pattern. The nanofiber external film comprises a plurality of polymer nanofibers aligned according to a second aligning pattern that is the same as or different from the first aligning pattern. The polymer nanofibers of the nanofiber deformable film includes a temperature or UV-sensitive material that causes the nanofiber deformable film to shrink or expand when heated or exposed to ultraviolet radiation.

An object comprising: a blend of (i) a phenol-containing polymer and (ii) a nitrile butadiene rubber; wherein the phenol-containing polymer is present in an amount of at least 5 wt % and up to about 95 wt % by total weight of components (i) and (ii). The object may further contain an electrically conducting component dispersed within the blend or on a surface of the blend. Also described is a method of thermal-activated reversible mechanical deformation of the object by (i) deforming the object at a first temperature, which is at or above the glass transition temperature of the object, and applying a stress on the object; (ii) fixing the deformed state by cooling the object to a second temperature of no more than 0 C. while under stress, and removing the stress; and (iii) recovering the object to the original shape by raising the temperature of the object to the first temperature.