A review of chitosan-based shape memory materials: Stimuli-responsiveness, multifunctionalities and applications

Shuai Yang; Zijian Song; Zhichao He; Xinming Ye; Jie Li; Wensheng Wang; Dawei Zhang; Yingchun Li

doi:10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121411

A review of chitosan-based shape memory materials: Stimuli-responsiveness, multifunctionalities and applications

Carbohydr Polym. 2024 Jan 1:323:121411. doi: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121411. Epub 2023 Sep 18.

Authors

Shuai Yang¹, Zijian Song², Zhichao He³, Xinming Ye⁴, Jie Li⁵, Wensheng Wang⁶, Dawei Zhang⁷, Yingchun Li⁸

Affiliations

¹ School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: yangshuai@nuc.edu.cn.
² School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: songzijian@nuc.edu.cn.
³ School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: hezhichao@nuc.edu.cn.
⁴ School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: xmye89@nuc.edu.cn.
⁵ School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: ajiestar@nuc.edu.cn.
⁶ School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: wangwensheng@nuc.edu.cn.
⁷ Engineering Research Center of Advanced Wooden Materials, Ministry of Education, Northeast Forestry University, Harbin 150040, PR China. Electronic address: zhangdawei@nefu.edu.cn.
⁸ School of Materials Science and Engineering, North University of China, Taiyuan 030051, PR China. Electronic address: liyingchun@nuc.edu.cn.

PMID: 37940246
DOI: 10.1016/j.carbpol.2023.121411

Abstract

Shape memory polymers (SMPs), as a type of smart materials, possess the unique shape memory and deformation recovery abilities. Hence, SMPs have been attracted extensive attentions and widely used in fields of electric devices, aerospace structures and biomedical engineering. Chitosan (CS), as a renewable natural biomass material, exhibits the excellent biocompatibility, biodegradability and antibacterial activities. Using biomass CS as SMPs matrix materials could greatly enhance the environmental friendliness and adaptability, promoting the applications in fields of biomedical engineering and smart devices. This paper provides a detailed overview of current research progress about CS-based SMPs, including diverse stimuli responsiveness, multifunctionalities and various applications. Though, the research on CS-based SMPs is still in the early stage, which exhibits extensive prospect and potential, and could be of significance in advancing smart biomedical technologies.

Keywords: Chitosan; Hemostatic wound dressing; Intelligent deformable device; Multi-stimuli responsiveness; Shape memory polymers; Tissue engineering scaffold.

Publication types

Review