A polyurethane-based shape memory polymer was used to produce a hollow surgical stent. A straight tube was initially extruded and then trained by heat treatment to transform into a coil of the desired diameter when heated above the glass transition temperature. The results indicated that small lumen diameter yielded better shape recovery.

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Creator

• Vandenburgh, Deborah A.

Publisher

• Worcester Polytechnic Institute

Identifier

• 00A002M

Advisor

• Shivkumar, Satya

Year

• 2000

Date created

• 2000-01-01

Resource type

• Major Qualifying Project

Major

• Mechanical Engineering

Rights statement

• In Copyright