4D Printed Programmable Shape-morphing Hydrogels as Intraoperative Self-folding Nerve Conduits for Sutureless Neurorrhaphy.
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DOI: 10.1002/adhm.202300701
Abstract: There only a few reports of implantable 4D printed biomaterials, most of which exhibit slow deformations rendering them unsuitable for in situ surgical deployment. In this study, a hydrogel system was engineered with defined swelling… read more here.
Keywords: printed programmable; nerve; programmable shape; morphing hydrogels ... See more keywords
4D Printed Programmable Auxetic Metamaterials with Shape Memory Effects
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DOI: 10.1016/j.compstruct.2021.114791
Abstract: Abstract Auxetic metamaterials , which expand transversely when longitudinally stretched, are widely used in engineering fields, such as flexible electronics and biomedicine. However, they have fixed configurations and properties without the ability to tune and… read more here.
Keywords: auxetic metamaterials; shape memory; programmable auxetic; memory effects ... See more keywords