3D printed shape memory polymers
Shape Memory Polymers May Regenerate Muscle via 3D Printed Implants
Andaltec, a national technological center in Spain that performs R&D in plastics, has developed a new shape memory polymer that could be used to regenerate muscle tissue. As part of…
4D Printing in China: Shape Memory Polymers and Continuous Carbon Fiber
Researchers have been looking further into the benefits of shape memory polymers (SMPs) with the addition of raw materials in the form of continuous carbon fiber (CCF). Authors Xinxin Shen,…
Testing the Mechanical Properties of FDM 3D Printed Shape Memory Polymers
University of Alberta thesis student Danesh Zonoobi takes fabrication potential to the next level, exploring the world of 4D in ‘Mechanical Properties of Extrusion-Based Additive Manufacturing of Shape Memory Polymers.’…
Desktop FDM 3D Printed Shape Memory Polymers Create QR Codes
In the recently published ‘Additive Manufacturing of Information Carriers Based on Shape Memory Polyester Urethane’ Dilip Chalissery, Thorsten Pretsch, Sarah Staub, and Heiko Andrä explored more in the 4D printing…