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Fabrication of a Bioactive, PCL-based "Self-fitting" Shape Memory Polymer Scaffold
Published on: October 23, 2015
Triple-shape effect in polymer-based composites by cleverly matching geometry of active component with heating method
1Institute of Biomaterial Science and Berlin-Brandenburg, Center for Regenerative Therapies, Helmholtz-Zentrum Geesthacht, Kantstrasse 55, 14513 Teltow, Germany.
Abstract:
A triple-shape effect is created for a segmented device consisting of an active component encapsulated in a highly flexible polymer network. Segments with the same composition but different interface areas can be recovered independently either at specific field strengths (Hsw ) during inductive heating, at a specific time during environmentally heating, or at different airflow during inductive heating at constant H. Herein the type of heating method regulates the sequence order.
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