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FRONTIERS OF CHEMICAL SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING
Volume 11, Issue 2, Pages 143-153Publisher
SPRINGER
DOI: 10.1007/s11705-017-1632-4
Keywords
shape memory polymer; biodegradability; biocompatibility; biomedical application; bile acids
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- NSERC of Canada
- FQRNT of Quebec
- China Scholarship Council
- FQRNT
- FRSQ
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Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are smart materials that can change their shape in a pre-defined manner under a stimulus. The shape memory functionality has gained considerable interest for biomedical applications, which require materials that are biocompatible and sometimes biodegradable. There is a need for SMPs that are prepared from renewable sources to be used as substitutes for conventional SMPs. In this paper, advances in SMPs based on synthetic monomers and bio-compounds are discussed. Materials designed for biomedical applications are highlighted.
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