Degradable thermoplastic elastomers having shape memory properties

4 Degradable thermoplastic elastomers having shape memory properties 

5 Synthesis of multiblock copolymers via polyaddition reaction. Courtesy of Wiley-VCH. 

The shape memory effect can be determined quantitatively by cyclic thermo-mechanical tests. These measurements are performed in a tensile tester equipped with a thermo-chamber. At a temperature above a bone-shaped 

In a first set of experiments, the multiblock-copolymers proved to be non-toxic. The CAM (chorioallantoic membrane) test is a sensitive test for cell toxicity. It is performed by placing a sterilized sample of the polymer on the 

6 Cyclic thermomechanical testing of a polymer with an oligo[glycolide-co-(L-lactide)] as switching segment with T = 35°C hard 

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