&lt;title&gt;Laser-activated shape memory polymer microactuators for treating stroke&lt;/title&gt;

Shape‐memory polymers (SMP) are materials responsive to stimuli, which will be modified to their initial form on the occurrence of an appropriate input. SMPs have been a class of impulsively valuable material in the last few decades. Because of their numerous, adaptable uses across a wide range, “wise” materials (SMPs) have attracted intense interest in the advanced material fields. Besides others, they need a substantial part of the area of the medical field. SMPs provide flexibility for promoting keyhole surgery, which offers stable strength, imposes stabilization forces, rinse therapeutic agents, and are degradable. Basic research on proposed SMP systems for medicine emphasizes biocompatibility, tolerability, disinfection, and non‐toxicity. This article mentions an overview of the latest advancements in the applications of SMP been reported. The article aims to incorporate all the possible applications of SMP, making it a versatile material that juxtaposes it with other advanced materials. The significance of SMP in the biomedical field, drug development, cardio‐vascular diseases, tissue engineering, wound dressing, surgical sutures, and many other applications has been highlighted. Another section dedicated to the antimicrobial abilities of SMP has been discussed. The last section is devoted to the conclusion and future developments in the respective area. Thus, this review focuses on many biomedicine areas and tube, medical science, and neuronic applications regarding the development and ability of SMPs to boost the quality of services in these fields.

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“…The group of Maitland reported a similar approach. But even so, they used a laser‐triggered device created alone by a shape‐memory compound 62 …”

Section: Significance Of Smp In Biomedical Applicationsmentioning

confidence: 99%

Smart shape memory polymers and their significance in biomedical applications: A review

Singhwane

Jaiswal

Chaturvedi

et al. 2023

Polymers for Advanced Techs

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“…These unique characteristics have led SMPs to be used in a myriad of fields, including clothing manufacture, automobile engineering, aerospace engineering, medical treatment, and many other applications [3][4][5][6]. SMPs are classified as thermally responsive materials that can undergo large deformation upon being heated above a particular transition temperature of the polymer or segment in the polymer.…”

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confidence: 99%

“…However, the actuation approach of shape recovery is seriously limited by traditional direct temperature heating procedures. Fortunately, many interesting and valuable studies have been done on the actuation of SMPs or SMP composites, for which shape recovery can not only be induced by external stimuli, such as heating, but can be manipulated by infrared light heating [5], laser light heating [6], electrical resistive heating [7][8][9][10][11][12][13], magnetic fields [14,15] or solvents [16][17][18].…”

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confidence: 99%

Electroactive shape-memory polymer nanocomposites incorporating carbon nanofiber paper

Liu

Gou

et al. 2010

International Journal of Smart and Nano Materials

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A conductive carbon nanofiber (CNF) paper is described for the actuation of shape recovery of a shape-memory polymer (SMP) by electrically resistive Joule heating. The CNF paper was manufactured using a traditional physical vapor deposition process and the microscale morphology and structure of the CNF paper were observed using a scanning electron microscope. The CNF paper was found to be porous, with the pore size determined by the weight concentration of CNF. The excellent electrical properties of pure CNF papers and their SMP composites were characterized by the four-point probe method. Shape recovery actuation of this type of SMP composite induced by electrically resistive heating was achieved with a 12 V voltage. Additionally, the thermomechanical properties of the SMP composite were studied with respect to the volume fraction of CNF paper.

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Photoinduced Shape Programming

Ware

2017

Photomechanical Materials, Composites, and Systems

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Smart shape memory polymers and their significance in biomedical applications: A review

Smart shape memory polymers and their significance in biomedical applications: A review

Electroactive shape-memory polymer nanocomposites incorporating carbon nanofiber paper

Photoinduced Shape Programming

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