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Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine.

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Peterson, GI; Dobrynin, AV; Becker, ML
Published in: Advanced healthcare materials
November 2017

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 of medical procedures, use of minimally invasive techniques, and access to new treatment modalities. Shape memory polymers, in particular, are well suited for such applications given their excellent shape memory performance, tunable materials properties, minimal toxicity, and potential for biodegradation and resorption. This review provides an overview of biodegradable shape memory polymers that have been used in medical applications. The majority of biodegradable shape memory polymers are based on thermally responsive polyesters or polymers that contain hydrolyzable ester linkages. These materials have been targeted for use in applications pertaining to embolization, drug delivery, stents, tissue engineering, and wound closure. The development of biodegradable shape memory polymers with unique properties or responsiveness to novel stimuli has the potential to facilitate the optimization and development of new medical applications.

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Advanced healthcare materials

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2192-2659

ISSN

2192-2640

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

6

Issue

21

Related Subject Headings

  • Tissue Engineering
  • Stents
  • Polymers
  • Humans
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Drug Carriers
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Alloys
  • Absorbable Implants
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering
 

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Peterson, G. I., Dobrynin, A. V., & Becker, M. L. (2017). Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine. Advanced Healthcare Materials, 6(21). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201700694
Peterson, Gregory I., Andrey V. Dobrynin, and Matthew L. Becker. “Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine.Advanced Healthcare Materials 6, no. 21 (November 2017). https://doi.org/10.1002/adhm.201700694.
Peterson GI, Dobrynin AV, Becker ML. Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine. Advanced healthcare materials. 2017 Nov;6(21).
Peterson, Gregory I., et al. “Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine.Advanced Healthcare Materials, vol. 6, no. 21, Nov. 2017. Epmc, doi:10.1002/adhm.201700694.
Peterson GI, Dobrynin AV, Becker ML. Biodegradable Shape Memory Polymers in Medicine. Advanced healthcare materials. 2017 Nov;6(21).
Journal cover image

Published In

Advanced healthcare materials

DOI

EISSN

2192-2659

ISSN

2192-2640

Publication Date

November 2017

Volume

6

Issue

21

Related Subject Headings

  • Tissue Engineering
  • Stents
  • Polymers
  • Humans
  • Embolization, Therapeutic
  • Drug Carriers
  • Biocompatible Materials
  • Alloys
  • Absorbable Implants
  • 4003 Biomedical engineering