Shape memory polymers (SMPs) represent a highly interesting class of materials. As one
representative of the intelligent polymeric systems, these materials gained significant …

Biomaterials play an increasing role in modern health care systems. Biocompatibility poses
a significant challenge for manufacturers of medical devices and contemporary intelligent …

Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) undergo significant macroscopic deformation upon the
application of an external stimulus (eg, heat, electricity, light, magnetism, moisture and even …

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 …

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart materials that can remember a primary shape
and can return to this primary shape from a deformed secondary shape when given an …

This review is about the fundamentals and practical issues in applying both heating and
solvent responsive shape memory polymers (SMPs) for implant biomedical devices via …

This book provides comprehensive coverage of smart biomaterials and their potential
applications, a field that is developing at a very rapid pace. Because smart biomaterials are …

Shape‐memory polymers (SMP) are versatile stimuli‐responsive materials that can switch,
upon stimulation, from a temporary to a permanent shape. This advanced functionality …

Shape-memory polymers produced from many natural or synthetic raw polymers are able to
undergo a shape transformation after exposure to a specific external stimulus. This feature …

In minimally invasive surgery, such as cardiac ablation, magnetically steered catheters
made of variable‐stiffness materials can enable higher dexterity and higher force application …