ReviewAdvanced healthcare materials2023
Utilizing 4D Printing to Design Smart Gastroretentive, Esophageal, and Intravesical Drug Delivery Systems.
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20 citing papers in PubMed.
- Programmable 4D printing of sustainable multifunctional photoresins with tissue-matched mechanics for interfacial tissue regeneration.Bioactive materials · 2027Article
- FDM-based 4D printing of sustainable PVA-Cassava fibre composites: a programmable platform for smart gastroretentive drug delivery.International journal of pharmaceutics: X · 2026Article
- 4D Printing in Biomedical Implants and Functional Healthcare Devices.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Biofilm-Antagonist Ginger-Based 3D-Printable Photoresins for Complex Implant Designs Exhibiting Advanced Multifunctional Biomedical Applications.Advanced materials (Deerfield Beach, Fla.) · 2026Article
- 4D Printing of Magnetically Responsive Shape Memory Polymers: Toward Sustainable Solutions in Soft Robotics, Wearables, and Biomedical Devices.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Additive Manufacturing of Shape-Changing Printlets via Powder-Based Extrusion 3D Printing of Natural Cellulose and Polyvinyl Alcohol.Polymers · 2026Article
- Advancing transdermal drug delivery through 4D bioprinting and dynamic skin modelling.Frontiers in drug delivery · 2026Review
- Link between physical activity, nutrition, and antimicrobial pharmacokinetics and therapeutic efficacy: Implications for resistance management.SAGE open medicine · 2026Review
- Exploring 4D Printing Technology for Biomedical Applications.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Article
- A Deployable 4D Printed, Mucoadhesive and Magnetically Guided Patch for Local Therapy of Gastric Cancer.Advanced healthcare materials · 2025Article
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- 4D printing polymeric biomaterials for adaptive tissue regeneration.Bioactive materials · 2025Review
- Recent Advances in 4D Printing: A Review of Current Smart Materials, Technologies, and Drug Delivery Systems.Current pharmaceutical design · 2025Review
- 3D Printing-Based Hydrogel Dressings for Wound Healing.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2024Review
- Advancements in Polymer Biomaterials as Scaffolds for Corneal Endothelium Tissue Engineering.Polymers · 2024Review
- Direct 4D printing of ceramics driven by hydrogel dehydration.Nature communications · 2024Article
- 4D Printing Shape-Morphing Hybrid Biomaterials for Advanced Bioengineering Applications.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2023Review
- 4D Printing in Biomedical Engineering: Advancements, Challenges, and Future Directions.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2023Review
- Utilizing 4D Printing to Design Smart Gastroretentive, Esophageal, and Intravesical Drug Delivery Systems.Advanced healthcare materials · 2023Review
- Shape Memory Polymer Composites: 4D Printing, Smart Structures, and Applications.Research (Washington, D.C.) · 2023Review
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Abstract
The breakthrough of 3D printing in biomedical research has paved the way for the next evolutionary step referred to as four dimensional (4D) printing. This new concept utilizes the time as the fourth dimension in addition to the x, y, and z axes with the idea to change the configuration of a printed construct with time usually in response to an external stimulus. This can be attained through the incorporation of smart materials or through a preset smart design. The 4D printed constructs may be designed to exhibit expandability, flexibility, self-folding, self-repair or deformability. This review focuses on 4D printed devices for gastroretentive, esophageal, and intravesical delivery. The currently unmet needs and challenges for these application sites are tried to be defined and reported on published solution concepts involving 4D printing. In addition, other promising application sites that may similarly benefit from 4D printing approaches such as tracheal and intrauterine drug delivery are proposed.
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