Shape-memory polymers (SMPs) are a class of mechanically functional "smart" materials that have generated substantial interest for biomedical applications. SMPs offer the ability to promote minimally invasive surgery, provide structural support, exert stabilizing forces, elute therapeutic agents, and biodegrade. This review focuses on several areas of biomedicine including vascular, orthopedic, and neuronal applications with respect to the progress and potential for SMPs to improve the standard of treatment in these areas. Fundamental studies on proposed biomedical SMP systems are discussed with regards to biodegradab. © 2009 Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg.
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Yakacki, C. M., & Gall, K. (2010). Shape-memory polymers for biomedical applications. Advances in Polymer Science, 226(1), 147–175. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-12359-7-23
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