Virtual Treatment of Basilar Aneurysms Using Shape Memory Polymer Foam

Endovascular treatment of distal basilar artery aneurysms

Shape-Memory Polymer Composites

The development of shape-memory polymer composites (SMPCs) enables high recovery stress levels as well as novel functions such as electrical conductivity, magnetism, and biofunctionality. In this review chapter the substantial enhancement in mechanical properties of shape-memory polymers (SMPs) by incorporating small amounts of stiff fillers will be highlighted exemplarily for clay and polyhedr...

Magnetic resonance flow velocity and temperature mapping of a shape memory polymer foam device

BACKGROUND Interventional medical devices based on thermally responsive shape memory polymer (SMP) are under development to treat stroke victims. The goals of these catheter-delivered devices include re-establishing blood flow in occluded arteries and preventing aneurysm rupture. Because these devices alter the hemodynamics and dissipate thermal energy during the therapeutic procedure, a first ...

Basilar trunk occlusion during endovascular treatment of giant and fusiform aneurysms of the basilar artery.

Giant and fusiform aneurysms of the basilar artery (BA) are difficult to manage surgically, and they still present a challenge for the neurosurgeon despite progress in posterior fossa surgery. Guglielmi detachable coils have provided an alternative approach to treatment, but they have their own difficulties. We present a series of three patients with BA aneurysms treated with endovascular occlu...

Curved Type Pneumatic Artificial Rubber Muscle Using Shape-Memory Polymer

∗1Graduate School of Life Science and Systems Engineering, Kyushu Institute of Technology 2-4 Hibikino, Wakamatsu-ku, Kitakyushu 808-0196, Japan E-mail: [email protected] ∗2Advanced Science Institute, RIKEN 2271-130 Anagahora, Shimoshidami, Moriyama-ku, Nagoya 463-0003, Japan ∗3Graduate School of Natural Science and Technology, Okayama University 3-1-1 Tsushima-naka, Kita-ku, Okayam...