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Review

Shape Memory Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications: An Update

by
Dinesh Rokaya
1,
Hans Erling Skallevold
2,
Viritpon Srimaneepong
3,
Anand Marya
4,5,
Pravin Kumar Shah
6,
Zohaib Khurshid
7,8,
Muhammad Sohail Zafar
9,10 and
Janak Sapkota
11,*
1
International College of Dentistry, Walailak University, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
2
Department of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
3
Department of Prosthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
4
Department of Orthodontics, Faculty of Dentistry, University of Puthisastra, Phnom Penh 12211, Cambodia
5
Center for Transdisciplinary Research, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Science, Saveetha Dental College, Saveetha University, Chennai 600077, India
6
Ale Dental Hospital, Butwal 32907, Nepal
7
Department of Prosthodontics and Dental Implantology, School of Dentistry, King Faisal University, Al-Ahsa 31982, Saudi Arabia
8
Center of Excellence for Regenerative Dentistry, Department of Anatomy, Faculty of Dentistry, Chulalongkorn University, Bangkok 10330, Thailand
9
Department of Restorative Dentistry, College of Dentistry, Taibah University, Madinah Al Munawwarah 41311, Saudi Arabia
10
Department of Dental Materials, Islamic International Dental College, Riphah International University, Islamabad 44000, Pakistan
11
Faculty of Science and Technology, Pokhara University, Kaski 33700, Nepal
 
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J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7(1), 24; https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010024
Submission received: 14 November 2022 / Revised: 6 December 2022 / Accepted: 6 January 2023 / Published: 10 January 2023
(This article belongs to the Special Issue Progress in Polymer Composites, Volume II)
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Abstract

Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are emerging smart materials that have the ability to change to a shape and revert to their permanent shape on application of external stimulus. SMPs can be divided into four types based on their permanent shape, elasticity origin, and temporary shape fixing mechanism: chemically cross-linked glassy thermosets, chemically cross-linked semi-crystalline, physically cross-linked glassy copolymers, and physically cross-linked block copolymers. The broad overview of recent developments on SMPs for biomedical applications proves their wide applicability in the field of general medicine, drug delivery, regenerative medicine, dentistry, neuromedicine, cancer therapy, orthopedics, and corrosion protection. Herein, a comprehensive analysis of SMPs and their composites with focus on their types, mechanism, functionality and biomedical applications is presented. Relevant biomedical technologies based on SMPs and their future advancement towards biomedical applications are also discussed.
Keywords: shape memory materials; smart polymers; shape memory polymer; composites; medicine; dentistry shape memory materials; smart polymers; shape memory polymer; composites; medicine; dentistry

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Rokaya, D.; Skallevold, H.E.; Srimaneepong, V.; Marya, A.; Shah, P.K.; Khurshid, Z.; Zafar, M.S.; Sapkota, J. Shape Memory Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications: An Update. J. Compos. Sci. 2023, 7, 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010024

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Rokaya D, Skallevold HE, Srimaneepong V, Marya A, Shah PK, Khurshid Z, Zafar MS, Sapkota J. Shape Memory Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications: An Update. Journal of Composites Science. 2023; 7(1):24. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010024

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Rokaya, Dinesh, Hans Erling Skallevold, Viritpon Srimaneepong, Anand Marya, Pravin Kumar Shah, Zohaib Khurshid, Muhammad Sohail Zafar, and Janak Sapkota. 2023. "Shape Memory Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications: An Update" Journal of Composites Science 7, no. 1: 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010024

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Rokaya, D., Skallevold, H. E., Srimaneepong, V., Marya, A., Shah, P. K., Khurshid, Z., Zafar, M. S., & Sapkota, J. (2023). Shape Memory Polymeric Materials for Biomedical Applications: An Update. Journal of Composites Science, 7(1), 24. https://doi.org/10.3390/jcs7010024

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