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Jaimee M Robertson¹, Hossein Birjandi Nejad¹, Patrick T Mather¹

¹Syracuse Biomaterials Institute and Biomedical and Chemical Engineering Department, Syracuse University, Syracuse, New York 13244, United States.

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Researchers developed a new thermoplastic elastomeric shape memory polymer (SMP) using a dual-spinning technique. This innovation creates flexible materials with properties closer to human tissue for advanced applications.

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Area of Science:

Materials Science
Polymer Science
Biomaterials Engineering

Background:

Thermally responsive shape memory polymers (SMPs) often exhibit stiffness, limiting their use in soft tissue applications.
Existing SMPs require vitrification, hindering the development of flexible, tissue-like materials.

Purpose of the Study:

To develop a fully thermoplastic elastomeric SMP with mechanical properties mimicking human tissue.
To introduce a novel dual-spinning fabrication method for creating these advanced SMPs.

Main Methods:

Simultaneous electrospinning of two distinct polymers to create a composite fiber mat.
Controlling the composition of the dual-spun mat to tailor material properties.
Selecting polymers specifically for their shape-fixing and shape-recovery contributions.

Main Results:

Successful fabrication of a thermoplastic elastomeric SMP.
Demonstration of a dual-spinning technique for creating composite fiber mats.
The composite structure allows for tunable shape-fixing and shape-recovery functionalities.

Conclusions:

The dual-spinning method offers a versatile and simple approach to produce shape memory elastomeric composites (SMECs).
This technique enables the creation of flexible SMPs suitable for applications requiring tissue-like mechanical properties.
The developed SMECs hold potential for broad applications due to their adaptable fabrication and performance.