Advances in shape memory polymers: Remote actuation, multi-stimuli control, 4D printing and prospective applications

X Wang, Y He, Y Liu, J Leng - Materials Science and Engineering: R …, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymer (SMP) is an excellent smart material, which can sense and perform
active shape change as preprogrammed. So far, there are a wide variety of stimulus …

Shape‐memory polymers for biomedical applications

J Delaey, P Dubruel… - Advanced Functional …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
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 …

Polysaccharides, proteins, and synthetic polymers based multimodal hydrogels for various biomedical applications: A review

A Kumar, A Sood, G Agrawal, S Thakur… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nature-derived or biologically encouraged hydrogels have attracted considerable interest in
numerous biomedical applications owing to their multidimensional utility and effectiveness …

Highlights on advancing frontiers in tissue engineering

N Ashammakhi, A GhavamiNejad, R Tutar… - … Engineering Part B …, 2022 - liebertpub.com
The field of tissue engineering continues to advance, sometimes in exponential leaps
forward, but also sometimes at a rate that does not fulfill the promise that the field imagined a …

Advances in biomedical applications of self-healing hydrogels

H Rammal, A GhavamiNejad, A Erdem… - Materials Chemistry …, 2021 - pubs.rsc.org
Hydrogels are important biomaterials that have several applications in drug and cell
delivery, tissue engineering, three-dimensional (3D) printing and more recently, in sensing …

4D printing: A detailed review of materials, techniques, and applications

L Joharji, RB Mishra, F Alam, S Tytov… - Microelectronic …, 2022 - Elsevier
Abstract Four-dimensional (4D) printing has gained considerable attention since its
conception in 2013. It was made possible by interdisciplinary studies and the rapid …

[HTML][HTML] A facile fabrication of shape memory polymer nanocomposites with fast light-response and self-healing performance

Y Chen, X Zhao, C Luo, Y Shao, MB Yang… - Composites Part A …, 2020 - Elsevier
Despite tremendous advances in the preparation of smart materials, it remains a great
challenge to integrate shape memory and self-healing properties into one material system …

Light-responsive shape memory polymer composites

Y Wang, Y Wang, Q Wei, J Zhang - European Polymer Journal, 2022 - Elsevier
Shape memory polymer composites (SMPC) are a kind of intelligent material that can
change state from temporary situation to original form under the external stimulus. Among all …

Programmable 4D printing of photoactive shape memory composite structures

Y Deng, F Zhang, M Jiang, Y Liu… - ACS Applied Materials …, 2022 - ACS Publications
4D printing is an advanced manufacturing technology combining additive manufacturing
with smart materials. Based on light-active shape memory composites, smart medical …

4D printing light-driven actuator with lignin photothermal conversion module

Z Ren, K Ding, X Zhou, T Ji, H Sun, X Chi… - International Journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Light-responsive shape memory polymers are attractive as they can be activated through
remote and spatially-controlled light. In this work, 4D printing of poly (lactic acid)(PLA) …