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Smart Polymers for Biomedical Applications [PDF]
Macromolecular Chemistry and Physics, 2014 Smart materials have the ability to respond to changes in their environment by variations in their molecular structure or in their physicochemical properties. Shape-memory and shape-changing polymers are examples for this class of materials, whose capability to perform stimuli-induced active movements has inspired engineers to develop heat-shrinkable ...
Baudis, Stefan +2 more
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Shape Memory Polyurethane-Based Smart Polymer Substrates for Physiologically Responsive, Dynamic Pressure (Re)Distribution. [PDF]
, 2019 Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are an exciting class of stimuli-responsive smart materials that demonstrate reactive and reversible changes in mechanical property, usually by switching between different states due to external stimuli.
Kumar, Bipin +7 more
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Acta Pharmaceutica Sinica B, 2019 Gene therapy represents a promising treatment for the Alzheimer׳s disease (AD). However, gene delivery specific to brain lesions through systemic administration remains big challenge.
Qian Guo +12 more
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Photo-responsive graphene and carbon nanotubes to control and tackle biological systems [PDF]
, 2018 Photo-responsive multifunctional nanomaterials are receiving considerable attention for biological applications because of their unique properties. The functionalization of the surface of carbon nanotubes (CNTs) and graphene, among other carbon based ...
Cardano, Francesca +2 more
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Smart Polymeric Nanoparticles in Cancer Immunotherapy
Pharmaceutics, 2023 Cancer develops with unexpected mutations and causes death in many patients. Among the different cancer treatment strategies, immunotherapy is promising with the benefits of high specificity and accuracy, as well as modulating immune responses ...
Zhecheng Yu +5 more
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High performance shape memory polyurethane synthesized with high molecular weight polyol as the soft segment [PDF]
, 2012 Shape memory polyurethanes (SMPUs) are typically synthesized using polyols of low molecular weight (MW~2,000 g/mol) as it is believed that the high density of cross-links in these low molecular weight polyols are essential for high mechanical strength ...
Ahmad, Manzoor +6 more
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Materials Research Express, 2021 In this study, the impact of chemical and physical characteristics of poly(N-isopropylacrylamide) (PNIPAm) in water on its thermoresponsive behavior and aggregation was investigated via all-atom and mesoscopic simulations.
Sajad Rasouli +2 more
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Self-supported polypyrrole/polyvinylsulfate films: electrochemical synthesis, characterization, and sensing properties of their redox reactions [PDF]
, 2017 Thick films of polypyrrole/polyvinylsulfate (PPy/PVS) blends were electrogenerated on stainless‐steel electrodes under potentiostatic conditions from aqueous solution.
Fernández Otero, Toribio +4 more
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Cellulose nanocrystals in smart and stimuli-responsive materials: a review
Materials Today Advances, 2020 “Smart” stimuli-responsive materials have been the subject of decades of research because of their versatility and particularly their use in medical and sensing applications.
R. Nasseri +4 more
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Insight in thermomechanical constitutive modeling of shape memory polymers
Frontiers in Mechanical Engineering, 2022 Shape memory polymers (SMPs) are a new member of the smart materials family. SMPs have found wide applications or potential applications in almost all manmade structures and devices.
Amir Shojaei +4 more
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