Browsing by Subject "silicone"
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(2021-12-08)Thermoresponsive shape memory polymer (SMP) scaffolds afford conformal “self-fitting” into irregularly shaped craniomaxillofacial (CMF) bone defects. Grunlan and co-workers previously reported SMP scaffolds based on ...
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(2014-05-01)The shape memory polymer (SMP) is one type of smart material with shape memory effect. SMP’s recovery can be actuated by external energy, such as heat. However, traditional direct heating limits potential applications of ...
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(Texas Agricultural Extension Service, 1978)
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(2019-04-25)The safety and efficacy of blood-contacting medical devices is hindered by thrombosis upon implantation in the body. Silicones and polyurethanes (PUs) are commonly used for hemodialysis catheters and other blood-contacting ...
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(2015-09-04)Blood-contacting medical devices rapidly adsorb plasma proteins that initiate clot (i.e. thrombus) formation. Antithrombotic drugs may reduce clotting and associated device dysfunction and ischemia, but put the patient at ...