Plastic molded articles with shape memory property
AssigneeJapan Medical Supply Co., Ltd.
InventorsTatsuya Kawai, Takashi Matsuda
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Abstract
Plastic molded articles having characteristic properties of both shape-memory and biodegradability and a process for preparing the same are disclosed. The molded products consist of homopolymers of lactide or glycolide or copolymers of lactide and glycolide. The molded articles of this invention are particularly useful for a variety of medical devices.
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A molded article which can be returned to a previously memorized shape, consisting essentially of polymers selected from the group consisting of lactide homopolymers, glycolide homopolymers and copolymers of lactide and glycolide, said polymers having a shape memory property.
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