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Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Delaey, Jasper
• Dubruel, Peter
• Van Vlierberghe, Sandra

Titel

Shape‐Memory Polymers for Biomedical Applications

Ist Teil von

• Advanced functional materials, 2020-10, Vol.30 (44), p.n/a

Ort / Verlag

Hoboken: Wiley Subscription Services, Inc

Erscheinungsjahr

2020

Quelle

Wiley Online Library All Journals

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• One of the most promising fields for shape‐memory polymers is the biomedical field. Shape‐memory polymers that can be triggered by various (physiological) conditions such as temperature and moisture have been reported, as well as remotely triggerable shape‐memory polymers that make use of electromagnetic fields, ultrasound, etc. These polymers have shown great promise in in vitro studies as well as in early in vivo studies. Their biocompatibility, and in some cases biodegradability, renders them excellent candidates for minimal invasive surgery and for the design of triggerable biomedical devices. The current review provides a nonexhaustive overview of recent developments realized throughout the last decade in the field of shape‐memory polymers serving specific biomedical applications while considering relevant triggers and biocompatible chemistries. In this review, state‐of‐the art of shape‐memory polymers with a multitude of triggers and with regard to biomedical applications and tissue engineering are reviewed. The different triggers relevant for shape‐memory polymers with biomedical applications as well as reversible shape‐memory polymers are discussed.