Photothermal-Triggered Shape Memory Polymer Prepared by Cross-Linking Porphyrin-Loaded Micellar Particles

Abstract

In this work, we fabricated porphyrin-loaded shape memory polymer (SMP) film by cross-linking micellar particles prepared by co-assembly of porphyrin compounds and amphiphilic macromolecules formulated by copolymerization of 2-butoxy ethanol (BCS), methyl methacrylate (MMA), butyl acrylate (BA) acrylic acid (AA), and diacetone acrylamide (DAAM). The experimental results revealed that this film was able to respond to the red light in terms of photothermal effect enabled by the porphyrin filler. The photothermal-triggered shape memory behaviors of the film were further examined in detail. It was noteworthy that this material was expected to have potential applications in the biomedical field due to the excellent biocompatibility of the porphyrin filler and the red-light source, which was optimal and safe enough for biomedical treatment.