Shaping tissue with shape memory materials.
After being severely and quasi-plastically deformed, shape memory materials are able to return to their original shape at the presence of the right stimulus. After a brief presentation about the fundamentals, including various shape memory effects, working mechanisms, and typical shape memory materials for biomedical applications, we summarize some major applications in shaping tissue with shape memory materials. The focus is on some most recent development. Outlook is also discussed at the end of this paper.
School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore 639798, Singapore. mwmhuang@ntu.edu.sg
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D000818:Animals; D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D004864:Equipment and Supplies; D006801:Humans; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods
D001672:Biocompatible Materials