Recent Advances in Shape Memory Soft Materials for Biomedical Applications

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• 作者：Benjamin Qi Yu Chan ; Zhi Wei Kenny Low ; Sylvester Jun Wen Heng ; Siew Yin Chan ; Cally Owh ; Xian Jun Loh
• 刊名：ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces
• 出版年：2016
• 出版时间：April 27, 2016
• 年：2016
• 卷：8
• 期：16
• 页码：10070-10087
• 全文大小：982K
• 年卷期：0
• ISSN：1944-8252

文摘

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart and adaptive materials able to recover their shape through an external stimulus. This functionality, combined with the good biocompatibility of polymers, has garnered much interest for biomedical applications. In this review, we discuss the design considerations critical to the successful integration of SMPs for use in vivo. We also highlight recent work on three classes of SMPs: shape memory polymers and blends, shape memory polymer composites, and shape memory hydrogels. These developments open the possibility of incorporating SMPs into device design, which can lead to vast technological improvements in the biomedical field.