Mechanical requirements of shape-memory polymers in biomedical devices

Polymer Reviews

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 76-91

  Safranski, David L ^a,b   Smith, Kathryn E ^a   Gall, Ken ^b,c  

^a Research and Development   (United States)

^b Georgia Institute of Technology   (United States)

^c GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

degradation; glass transition temperature; implants; mechanical properties; shape memory polymers

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC LABORATORY; BIOMEDICAL DEVICES; BIOMEDICAL IMPLANTS; BIOMEDICAL USE; CLINICAL USE; IN-VIVO; MECHANICAL REQUIREMENTS; SHAPE MEMORY POLYMERS; SHAPE-MEMORY PROPERTIES;

DEGRADATION; DENTAL PROSTHESES; GLASS TRANSITION; MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; SHAPE MEMORY EFFECT; TOUGHNESS;

FUNCTIONAL POLYMERS;

EID: 84873575731     PISSN: 15583724     EISSN: 15583716     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15583724.2012.752385     Document Type: Article

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