Shape memory polyurethanes (SMPU) have been of great interest in biomedical
applications because of their unique ability to recover a primary shape by external actuation …

This paper presents design, development and different optimal control strategies for a spiral,
shape memory alloy (SMA) actuators for robotics applications. The actuator material used is …

The aim of this research, returned NiTinol wire to original length by activation. The
experimental test and ANSYS v15 software were conducted to study the shape memory …

NiTinol wire is a type of the shape memory alloy (SMA) family of alloys. Superelastic of
NiTinol wire is unique property, capable applied NiTinol wire in wide applications, for …

Osteoporosis (OP) is a skeletal disorder responsible for the weakening of the bone structure
and, consequently, for an increased fracture risk in the elderly population. In the past, bone …

Shape memory materials (SMM) are those materials that possess the inimitable quality of
remembering their shapes. They recover their original shapes upon exposure to external …