3D printing assisted conceptual design of biodegradable PLA surgical staple with self-tightening function

• Main Author: Yeo, Eugene Jun Hao
• Other Authors: Huang, Weimin
• Format: Final Year Project
• Language: English
• Published: 2014
• Subjects: DRNTU::Engineering
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/10356/61536
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Shape memory materials (SMMs) are materials that possess the ability of recovering to its original shape from a seemingly plastic deformation when a particular stimulus is applied. This unique property of SMM is termed as shape memory effect (SME). This exclusive SME property can be used widely in m...