A system is provided including smart fibers which are employed to deliver agents or components to a matrix before or during cure to affect matrix cure or shaping reactions and final cured structures. The delivered agents may be reactants or catalysts to initiate or modify curing, or other agents...http://www.google.com.au/patents/US5803963?utm_source=gb-gplus-sharePatent US5803963 - Smart-fiber-reinforced matrix composites