ReviewBiomimetics (Basel, Switzerland)2025
From Stents to Smart Implants Employing Biomimetic Materials: The Impact of 4D Printing on Modern Healthcare.
Review in Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland), 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 12 papers.
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Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed.
- Biodegradable polymer-based stents: materials, design, and biomedical applications.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Review of Progress of AI in Biomimetics: From Biological Patterns to Closed-Loop Discovery.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- 4D Printing in Biomedical Implants and Functional Healthcare Devices.Journal of functional biomaterials · 2026Review
- Approaching Scarless Wound Healing: From Passive Anti-Fibrotic to Proactive and Programmable Pro-Regenerative Strategies.Advanced science (Weinheim, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany) · 2026Review
- Advanced additive manufacturing in orthopedics: a comprehensive review of biomaterials, structural design, biological functions and clinical technology applications.RSC advances · 2026Review
- Smart biomaterials for cardiovascular, bone, and skin tissue engineering: mechanisms, applications, and future prospects.Journal of biological engineering · 2026Review
- Exploring 4D Printing Technology for Biomedical Applications.Current pharmaceutical design · 2026Article
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- Biomimetic Additive Manufacturing: Engineering Complexity Inspired by Nature's Simplicity.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Trends in National R&D Projects on Biomimetics in South Korea.Biomimetics (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Article
- Vat Photopolymerization-Based Additive Manufacturing of SiMaterials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
- The Evolution of Thermoplastic Raw Materials in High-Speed FFF/FDM 3D Printing Era: Challenges and Opportunities.Materials (Basel, Switzerland) · 2025Review
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Authors and funding
3 authors.
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Abstract
The sector of 4D printing represents a new frontier in additive manufacturing that allows for a material's capability to adapt and respond to various stimuli, such as thermal transitions, humidity, and pH levels. The adaptability of such a material has great potential in healthcare applications, especially in designing personalized and responsive medical devices. This article looks into the revolutionary potential of healthcare applications of 4D printing, referencing applications in self-repairable implants, smart stents, personalized drug delivery systems, and response-based prosthetic devices. The advances in 3D printing have created a platform for such innovations to take place, while the material properties unique to 4D printing allow new methods of tackling existing health issues. However, the large-scale application of 4D printing in medicine is currently hampered by material limitations, regulation challenges, and financial challenges. In spite of these challenges, ongoing advances in technologies, combined with artificial intelligence and machine learning, provide the potential to surpass such challenges, hence improving the precision, efficacy, and personalization of medical devices. This work outlines existing applications, looks at potential areas of application in the future, and analyzes potential applications of 4D printing contributing to healthcare, recognizing challenges that need to be overcome in order to unlock its full potential.
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