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Light-Activated Hydrophobic Adhesive for Shape-Memory Polymer NerveCuffs

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 December 2015

Victoria Wobser
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, U.S.A.
Kejia Yang
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, U.S.A.
Romil Modi
Affiliation:
Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at Dallas
Wyatt Archer
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, U.S.A.
Yogi Patel*
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Georgia Institute of Technology, 313 Ferst Dr. NW, Atlanta, GA 30332, U.S.A.
Walter Voit
Affiliation:
Department of Chemistry, University of Texas at Dallas, 800 W. Campbell Rd., Richardson, TX 75080, U.S.A.Department of Bioengineering, University of Texas at DallasDepartment of Materials Science and Engineering, University of Texas at Dallas
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Abstract

In this study, three hydrophobic polymers are investigated as potential adhesivesfor a shape memory polymer nerve cuff. At room temperature, the adhesivecandidate exhibited a maximum lap shear stress of 1.7251 MPa, compared to0.87641 MPa and 2.1815 MPa for two commercially available biocompatibleadhesives.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2015 

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