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  • Biomedical Engineering
  • Materials Science

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  • Degradable shape memory polymers (SMPs) are promising for biomedical applications.
  • Fabricating SMPs with degradability, shape reconfigurability, and reprocessability is challenging for medical disposables.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To develop a novel shape memory poly(urethane-urea) with enhanced properties.
  • To address the limitations of current SMPs for medical disposable materials.

Main Methods:

  • Synthesized a shape memory poly(urethane-urea) incorporating polycaprolactone units.
  • Introduced synergetic triple dynamic covalent bonds, including hindered urea dynamic bonds.

Main Results:

  • The resulting polymer network is biodegradable, thermadapt, and reprocessable.
  • The material retains outstanding shape memory performance.
  • Demonstrated a polymer with both plasticity and reprocessability.

Conclusions:

  • The developed SMP offers an ideal combination of degradability, shape reconfigurability, and reprocessability.
  • This material has the potential to significantly impact the medical device industry, particularly for disposable applications.