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Polymer Reviews Volume 53, 2013 - Issue 1
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Porous Shape-Memory Polymers

Keith Hearon Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Pooja Singhal Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA; Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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John Horn Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Ward Small IV Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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Cory Olsovsky Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Kristen C. Maitland Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Thomas S. Wilson Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, Livermore, CA, USA
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Duncan J. Maitland Department of Biomedical Engineering, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX, USA
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Pages 41-75 | Received 25 Sep 2012, Accepted 14 Nov 2012, Published online: 04 Feb 2013
 
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Abstract

Porous shape memory polymers (SMPs) include foams, scaffolds, meshes, and other polymeric substrates that possess porous three-dimensional macrostructures. Porous SMPs exhibit active structural and volumetric transformations and have driven investigations in fields ranging from biomedical engineering to aerospace engineering to the clothing industry. The present review article examines recent developments in porous SMPs, with focus given to structural and chemical classification, methods of characterization, and applications. We conclude that the current body of literature presents porous SMPs as highly interesting smart materials with potential for industrial use.

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