Jun Hyeon Lim, Won Bae Han, Tae-Min Jang, Gwan-Jin Ko, Jeong-Woong Shin, Sungkeun Han, Heeseok Kang, Chan-Hwi Eom, So Jeong Choi, Kaveti Rajaram, Amay J Bandodkar, Woon-Hong Yeo, Suk-Won Hwang
Materials that have the ability to manipulate shapes in response to stimuli such as heat, light, humidity and magnetism offer a means for versatile, sophisticated functions in soft robotics or biomedical implants, while such a reactive transformation has certain drawbacks including high operating temperatures, inherent rigidity and biological hazard. Herein, we introduce biodegradable, self-adhesive, shape-transformable poly (L-lactide-co-ε-caprolactone) (BSS-PLCL) that can be triggered via thermal stimulation near physiological temperature (∼38 °C)...
March 16, 2024: Biosensors & Bioelectronics