How University of Akron is changing future of heart valve replacements

The University of Akron's BETA Lab received a grant from the American Heart Association to help develop new, less invasive ...
Plastics Today

MedShape announces patent for shape memory polymer

MedShape (Atlanta, GA) has been granted a U.S. patent for a shape memory polymer-based technology used in orthopedic applications. Shape memory polymers can "remember" more than one shape and ...
Business Wire

Prospective Study Shares Early Clinical Experience with Shape Memory Polymer Vascular Plugs for Pelvic Venous Disease

SAN JOSE, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Shape Memory Medical Inc., developer of custom shape memory polymers for endovascular markets, announced the publication of a prospective observational study looking ...
AZoNano

A Review of Innovations in Shape-Memory Polymers with Carbon Nanotubes

In a recent review published in Micromachines, researchers from Spain and Portugal highlighted the synergistic combination of shape-memory polymers (SMP) with carbon nanotubes (CNT) to enhance ...

Smart Polymers Market Analysis Report 2026: A Moderately Fragmented $7.67 Billion Market by 2030 with a Mix of Large Multinationals, Specialized Material Manufacturers, and ...

The global smart polymers market, valued at US$5.11 billion in 2024, is set to grow to US$7.67 billion by 2030, driven by a significant surge in demand across industries like biomedical, automotive, ...