A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing

A new type of photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone (PCL)-based ink that is suitable for three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printing has been developed. Photocrosslinkable PCL dimethylacrylate was synthesized and mixed with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate to prepare an ink with a suitable viscosity for i...

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Main Authors: He, Yinfeng, Tuck, Christopher, Prina, Elisabetta, Kilsby, Sam, Christie, Steven D.R., Edmondson, Steve, Hague, Richard J.M., Rose, Felicity R.A.J., Wildman, Ricky D.
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Published: Wiley 2017
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author He, Yinfeng
Tuck, Christopher
Prina, Elisabetta
Kilsby, Sam
Christie, Steven D.R.
Edmondson, Steve
Hague, Richard J.M.
Rose, Felicity R.A.J.
Wildman, Ricky D.
author_facet He, Yinfeng
Tuck, Christopher
Prina, Elisabetta
Kilsby, Sam
Christie, Steven D.R.
Edmondson, Steve
Hague, Richard J.M.
Rose, Felicity R.A.J.
Wildman, Ricky D.
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description A new type of photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone (PCL)-based ink that is suitable for three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printing has been developed. Photocrosslinkable PCL dimethylacrylate was synthesized and mixed with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate to prepare an ink with a suitable viscosity for inkjet printing. The ink performance under different printing environments, initiator concentrations, and postprocess was studied. This showed that a nitrogen atmosphere during printing was beneficial for curing and material property optimization, as well as improving the quality of structures produced. A simple structure, building in the z-direction, demonstrated the potential for thismaterial for the production of 3D printed objects. Cells’ testwas carried out to investigate the biocompatibility of the developed ink.
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spelling nottingham-444142020-05-04T18:55:16Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44414/ A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing He, Yinfeng Tuck, Christopher Prina, Elisabetta Kilsby, Sam Christie, Steven D.R. Edmondson, Steve Hague, Richard J.M. Rose, Felicity R.A.J. Wildman, Ricky D. A new type of photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone (PCL)-based ink that is suitable for three-dimensional (3D) inkjet printing has been developed. Photocrosslinkable PCL dimethylacrylate was synthesized and mixed with poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate to prepare an ink with a suitable viscosity for inkjet printing. The ink performance under different printing environments, initiator concentrations, and postprocess was studied. This showed that a nitrogen atmosphere during printing was beneficial for curing and material property optimization, as well as improving the quality of structures produced. A simple structure, building in the z-direction, demonstrated the potential for thismaterial for the production of 3D printed objects. Cells’ testwas carried out to investigate the biocompatibility of the developed ink. Wiley 2017-07-12 Article PeerReviewed He, Yinfeng, Tuck, Christopher, Prina, Elisabetta, Kilsby, Sam, Christie, Steven D.R., Edmondson, Steve, Hague, Richard J.M., Rose, Felicity R.A.J. and Wildman, Ricky D. (2017) A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing. Journal of Biomedical Materials Research Part B: Applied Biomaterials, 105 (6). pp. 1645-1657. ISSN 1552-4981 http://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/jbm.b.33699/full doi:10.1002/jbm.b.33699 doi:10.1002/jbm.b.33699
spellingShingle He, Yinfeng
Tuck, Christopher
Prina, Elisabetta
Kilsby, Sam
Christie, Steven D.R.
Edmondson, Steve
Hague, Richard J.M.
Rose, Felicity R.A.J.
Wildman, Ricky D.
A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
title A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
title_full A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
title_fullStr A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
title_full_unstemmed A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
title_short A new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
title_sort new photocrosslinkable polycaprolactone based ink for three dimensional inkjet printing
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