| Literature DB >> 25411531 |
Keith Hearon1, Landon D Nash1, Brent L Volk2, Taylor Ware3, James P Lewicki4, Walter E Voit3, Thomas S Wilson4, Duncan J Maitland1.
Abstract
Novel electron beam crosslinked polyurethane shape memory polymers with advanced processing capabilities and tunable thermomechanical properties have been synthesized and characterized. We demonstrate the ability to manipulate crosslink density in order to finely tune rubbery modulus, strain capacity, ultimate tensile strength, recovery stress, and glass transition temperature. This objective is accomplished for the first time in a low-molecular-weight polymer system through the precise engineering of thermoplastic resin precursors suitable for mass thermoplastic processing. Neurovascular stent prototypes were fabricated by dip-coating and laser machining to demonstrate processability.Entities:
Keywords: electron beam curing; polyurethanes; processing; stimuli-sensitive polymers; structure–property relations
Year: 2013 PMID: 25411531 PMCID: PMC4234185 DOI: 10.1002/macp.201200348
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Macromol Chem Phys ISSN: 1022-1352 Impact factor: 2.527