Browsing by Subject "Shape Memory Polymer"
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(2015-04-15)Reticulation, the process of opening and removing cell membranes from shape memory polymer (SMP) foam, is an important processing technique to improve the permeability of SMP foam for utilization in several biomedical ...
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(2016-12-13)Standard endovascular treatment of intracranial saccular aneurysms has been shown to be an effective treatment method, but it remains marked by aneurysm recanalization despite continued development of new device technologies. ...
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(2016-08-03)Polyurethane shape memory polymers (SMPs) have found a variety of uses in the medical industry in the form of self-tightening sutures, suture anchors, ligament fixation devices, vascular stents, and thrombectomy devices. ...
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(2014-09-05)Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a unique class of smart materials that can remember two shapes, and can be remotely actuated to achieve a predefined shape by application of thermal energy. Porous scaffold of SMP foams ...
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(2017-05-09)Patent ductus arteriosus (PDA) is a congenital cardiovascular defect in which a fetal connection between the aorta and pulmonary artery does not close spontaneously shortly after birth. This defect is the most common ...
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(2017-09-20)Endovascular embolization is an interventional procedure to seal off diseased vasculature from systemic circulation. Shape memory polymer (SMP) foams are a promising embolic material that can undergo shape change when ...
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(2023-07-17)The ability to treat complex medical issues often requires dynamic and versatile biomaterials. Electrospinning is a fabrication technique which enables this type of material through anisotropic mechanical properties, high ...
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(2017-12-08)Utilizing renewable resources can address toxicological and environmental issues associated with commodity plastics and engineering materials. In addition, scientists can exploit the various structures and chemistries of ...
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(2012-08-17)Stroke is the number one cause of adult disability in the United States and the third leading cause of death in the United States, Europe, and China.12 It is estimated 5% to 15% of all strokes are caused by ruptured ...