With the advancement of additive manufacturing (AM), customized vascular stents can now
be fabricated to fit the curvatures and sizes of a narrowed or blocked blood vessel, thereby …

Magnesium and its alloy have good mechanical properties and biodegradability, and have
become the hotspot of the next-generation biodegradable vascular stent materials …

In this work, the effect of silicon carbide (carborundum, SiC), as a boosting agent of the
mechanical response of the polycarbonate (PC) polymer, was investigated. The work aimed …

Coronary stents help to treat coronary artery disease. Polymeric-based stents are
considered the next generation of these medical devices since the materials are more …

Polymeric vascular bioresorbable stents (BRSs) have been widely used for the treatment of
coronary artery diseases. While additive manufacturing (AM) is changing the landscape of …

Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide.
While the application of vascular stents has significantly improved the management of …

Achieving 4D printing of shape memory polymers with both high strength and high transition
temperature remains challenging due to the inherent incompatibility between the rigid …

Polyvinyl Alcohol (PVA) is frequently applied as a support material in 3D printing, especially
in the crafting of intricate designs and projecting elements. It functions as a water-soluble …

Abstract 4D printing recently emerges as an exciting evolution of conventional 3D printing,
where a printed construct can quickly transform in response to a specific stimulus to switch …

A stereolithography process with thermal assistance is proposed in this work to address the
tradeoff between the flowability and the high concentration of solute loadings at room …