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Shape-memory polymer
About: Shape-memory polymer is a research topic. Over the lifetime, 2307 publications have been published within this topic receiving 76526 citations.
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01 Jan 1998
TL;DR: Otsuka et al. as mentioned in this paper introduced shape memory alloy actuators and their application in medical and dental applications, including shape memory ceramics, shape memory polymers, and shape memory alloys.
Abstract: 1. Introduction K. Otsuka and C. M. Wayman 2. Mechanism of shape memory effect and superelasticity K. Otsuka and C. M. Wayman 3. Ti-Ni shape memory alloys T. Saburi 4. Cu-based shape memory alloys T. Tadaki 5. Ferrous shape memory alloys T. Maki 6. Fabrication of shape memory alloys Y. Suzuki 7.Characteristics of shape memory alloys J. Van Humbeeck, R. Stalmans 8. Shape memory ceramics K. Uchino 9. Shape memory polymers M. Irie 10. General applications of SMA's and smart materials K. N. Melton 11. The design of shape memory alloy actuators and their applications I. Ohkata and Y. Suzuki 12. Medical and dental applications of shape memory alloys S. Miyazaki.
2,969 citations
TL;DR: A group of degradable thermoplastic polymers that are able to change their shape after an increase in temperature enables bulky implants to be placed in the body through small incisions or to perform complex mechanical deformations automatically.
Abstract: The introduction of biodegradable implant materials as well as minimally invasive surgical procedures in medicine has substantially improved health care within the past few decades. This report describes a group of degradable thermoplastic polymers that are able to change their shape after an increase in temperature. Their shape-memory capability enables bulky implants to be placed in the body through small incisions or to perform complex mechanical deformations automatically. A smart degradable suture was created to illustrate the potential of these shape-memory thermoplastics in biomedical applications.
2,145 citations
TL;DR: Polymers containing cinnamic groups can be deformed and fixed into pre-determined shapes—such as elongated films and tubes, arches or spirals—by ultraviolet light illumination and can recover their original shape at ambient temperatures when exposed to ultraviolet light of a different wavelength.
Abstract: Materials are said to show a shape-memory effect if they can be deformed and fixed into a temporary shape, and recover their original, permanent shape only on exposure to an external stimulus. Shape-memory polymers have received increasing attention because of their scientific and technological significance. In principle, a thermally induced shape-memory effect can be activated by an increase in temperature (also obtained by heating on exposure to an electrical current or light illumination). Several papers have described light-induced changes in the shape of polymers and gels, such as contraction, bending or volume changes. Here we report that polymers containing cinnamic groups can be deformed and fixed into pre-determined shapes--such as (but not exclusively) elongated films and tubes, arches or spirals--by ultraviolet light illumination. These new shapes are stable for long time periods, even when heated to 50 degrees C, and they can recover their original shape at ambient temperatures when exposed to ultraviolet light of a different wavelength. The ability of polymers to form different pre-determined temporary shapes and subsequently recover their original shape at ambient temperatures by remote light activation could lead to a variety of potential medical and other applications.
1,807 citations
TL;DR: Shape-memory polymers as discussed by the authors are an emerging class of active polymers that can change their shape in a predefined way from shape A to shape B when exposed to an appropriate stimulus.
1,575 citations
TL;DR: Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) undergo significant macroscopic deformation upon the application of an external stimulus (e.g., heat, electricity, light, magnetism, moisture and even a change in pH value).
1,217 citations