34 Shape Memory & Superelastic Technologies OCTOBER 2024 | VOL. 6 | ISSUE 2 5 9 NiTiHf ACTUATION FATIGUE: HOW MUCH DO WE REALLY KNOW? EDITORIAL OPPORTUNITIES FOR SMST NEWSWIRE IN 2025 The editorial focus for the SMST NewsWire in 2025 reflects shape memory and superelasticity technologies for biomedical, actuator applications, and emerging markets. March October To advertise, contact kj.johanns@asminternational.org. ABOUT THE COVER The cover micrograph, of a shape memory polymer used in the IMPEDE Embolization Plug family of devices, shows pore sizes of approximately 1000-2000 microns. Courtesy of Shape Memory Medical Inc. EDITOR Othmane Benafan MANAGING EDITOR Joanne Miller LAYOUT AND DESIGN Anne Vidmar, Vidmar Creative PRODUCTION MANAGER Allison Freeman ADVERTISING KJ Johanns 440.671.3851 kj.johanns@asminternational.org SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTIC SOCIETY EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE Ashley Bucsek, President Srinidhi Nagaraja, Vice President, Othmane Benafan, Immediate Past President SMST NewsWireTM is published twice a year by ASM International®, 9639 Kinsman Road, Materials Park, OH 44073, 440.338.5151; asminternational.org. Vol. 6, No. 2. Copyright © 2024 by ASM International®. All rights reserved. The acceptance and publication of manuscripts in SMST NewsWire does not imply that the editors or ASM International® accept, approve, or endorse the data, opinions, and conclusions of the authors. Although manuscripts published in SMST NewsWire are intended to have archival significance, author’s data and interpretations are frequently insufficient to be directly translatable to specific design, production, testing, or performance applications without independent examination and verification of their applicability and suitability by professionally qualified personnel. DEPARTMENTS 2 | EDITORIAL 3 | ASM SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTICITY TECHNOLOGIES NEWS 14 | SMJ HIGHLIGHTS AN OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE INTERNATIONAL ORGANIZATION ON SHAPE MEMORY AND SUPERELASTIC TECHNOLOGIES SHAPE MEMORY POLYMER TECHNOLOGY AND ITS APPLICATIONS 1 34 ADVANCED MATERIALS & PROCESSES | OCTOBER 2024
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