The emerging field of regenerative medicine holds immense promise for addressing
complex tissue and organ regeneration challenges. Central to its advancement is the …

The past decade has witnessed remarkable advances in stimuli-responsive shape memory
polymers (SMPs) with potential applications in biomedical devices, aerospace, textiles, civil …

DOI: 10.1002/adma. 201503724 high strength of 2 MPa, high fracture energy of 9300 J m−
2, high extensibility of 800%, excellent fatigue-resistance, and great elasticity allowing for …

Hydrogels were prepared with physical cross-links comprising 2-ureido-4 [1H]-pyrimidinone
(UPy) hydrogen-bonding units within the backbone of segmented amphiphilic …

Origami and kirigami, the ancient techniques for making paper works of art, also provide
inspiration for routes to structural platforms in engineering applications, including foldable …

Shape-memory polymers are an emerging class of active polymers that have dual-shape
capability. They can change their shape in a predefined way from shape A to shape B when …

Polymeric materials are clinically required for medical devices, as well as controlled drug
delivery systems. Depending on the application, the polymer has to provide suitable …

Shape memory materials have emerged as an important class of materials in medicine due
to their ability to change shape in response to a specific stimulus, enabling the simplification …

Based on the working mechanisms, a systematic literature review is logically presented to
reveal that the thermo-and chemo-responsive shape memory effects (SMEs) are not the …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are emerging smart materials that have the ability to
change to a shape and revert to their permanent shape on application of external stimulus …