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ArticleSmart materials & structures2014

Feasibility of Crosslinked Acrylic Shape Memory Polymer for a Thrombectomy Device.

Andrea D Muschenborn, Keith Hearon, Brent L Volk, Jordan W Conway, Duncan J Maitland

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Article in Smart materials & structures, 2014. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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Andrea D MuschenbornBiomedical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 3120 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Keith HearonBiomedical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 3120 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Brent L VolkBiomedical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 3120 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Jordan W ConwayBiomedical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 3120 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Duncan J MaitlandBiomedical Engineering Department, Texas A&M University, 3120 TAMU, College Station, TX 77843, USA.
Texas A&M University · US

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Shape Memory Polymer Devices for Treating StrokeR01EB000462 · NIBIB · UNIVERSITY OF CALIF-LAWRNC LVRMR NAT LAB · PI MAITLAND, DUNCAN J · 2002 to 2012
$12.5M
NIBIB NIH HHS R01 EB000462
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

purposeTo evaluate the feasibility of utilizing a system of SMP acrylates for a thrombectomy device by determining an optimal crosslink density that provides both adequate recovery stress for blood clot removal and sufficient strain capacity to enable catheter delivery.

methodsFour thermoset acrylic copolymers containing benzylmethacrylate (BzMA) and bisphenol A ethoxylate diacrylate (Mn~512, BPA) were designed with differing thermomechanical properties. Finite element analysis (FEA) was performed to ensure that the materials were able to undergo the strains imposed by crimping, and fabricated devices were subjected to force-monitored crimping, constrained recovery, and bench-top thrombectomy.

resultsDevices with 25 and 35 mole% BPA exhibited the highest recovery stress and the highest brittle response as they broke upon constrained recovery. On the contrary, the 15 mole % BPA devices endured all testing and their recovery stress (5 kPa) enabled successful bench-top thrombectomy in 2/3 times, compared to 0/3 for the devices with the lowest BPA content.

conclusionWhile the 15 mole% BPA devices provided the best trade-off between device integrity and performance, other SMP systems that offer recovery stresses above 5 kPa without increasing brittleness to the point of causing device failure would be more suitable for this application.

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