Ross Milner Abstract A new smart polymer technology developed by Shape Memory Medical is available to endovascular specialists. The shape memory polymer is incorporated into vascular plugs and coils. Dr Ross Milner, a vascular surgeon at University of Chicago Medicine, gives his perspective on the properties of the shape memory polymer and how smart polymer devices may be used in vascular surgery. Keywords: Smart polymer, endovascular, embolic technology, vascular surgery, thrombus remodelling, shape memory polymer Disclosure: RM receives funding from Shape Memory Medical, Inc. Received:11 April 2022; Accepted:11 April 2022; Published online:18 May 2022 Citation: Vascular & Endovascular Review 2022;5(Suppl 1):1–8. DOI: https://doi.org/10.15420/ver.2022.5.S1 Support: