3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites
A series of polymers capable of self-assembling into infinite networks via supramolecular interactions have been designed, synthesized, and characterized for use in 3D printing applications. The biocompatible polymers and their composites with silica nanoparticles were successfully utilized to depos...
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| author | Hart, Lewis R. Li, Siwei Sturgess, Craig Wildman, Ricky D. Jones, Julian R. Hayes, Wayne |
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| description | A series of polymers capable of self-assembling into infinite networks via supramolecular interactions have been designed, synthesized, and characterized for use in 3D printing applications. The biocompatible polymers and their composites with silica nanoparticles were successfully utilized to deposit both simple cubic structures, as well as a more complex twisted pyramidal feature. The polymers were found to be not toxic to a chondrogenic cell line, according to ISO 10993-5 and 10993-12 standard tests and the cells attached to the supramolecular polymers as demonstrated by confocal microscopy. Silica nanoparticles were then dispersed within the polymer matrix, yielding a composite material which was optimized for inkjet printing. The hybrid material showed promise in preliminary tests to facilitate the 3D deposition of a more complex structure. |
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| spelling | nottingham-444702020-05-04T17:32:05Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/44470/ 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites Hart, Lewis R. Li, Siwei Sturgess, Craig Wildman, Ricky D. Jones, Julian R. Hayes, Wayne A series of polymers capable of self-assembling into infinite networks via supramolecular interactions have been designed, synthesized, and characterized for use in 3D printing applications. The biocompatible polymers and their composites with silica nanoparticles were successfully utilized to deposit both simple cubic structures, as well as a more complex twisted pyramidal feature. The polymers were found to be not toxic to a chondrogenic cell line, according to ISO 10993-5 and 10993-12 standard tests and the cells attached to the supramolecular polymers as demonstrated by confocal microscopy. Silica nanoparticles were then dispersed within the polymer matrix, yielding a composite material which was optimized for inkjet printing. The hybrid material showed promise in preliminary tests to facilitate the 3D deposition of a more complex structure. American Chemical Society 2016-01-14 Article PeerReviewed Hart, Lewis R., Li, Siwei, Sturgess, Craig, Wildman, Ricky D., Jones, Julian R. and Hayes, Wayne (2016) 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites. ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces, 8 (5). pp. 3115-3122. ISSN 1944-8252 Supramolecular Self-assembly Inkjet Additive Manufacturing 3D printing Biocompatible http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/acsami.5b10471 doi:10.1021/acsami.5b10471 doi:10.1021/acsami.5b10471 |
| spellingShingle | Supramolecular Self-assembly Inkjet Additive Manufacturing 3D printing Biocompatible Hart, Lewis R. Li, Siwei Sturgess, Craig Wildman, Ricky D. Jones, Julian R. Hayes, Wayne 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites |
| title | 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites |
| title_full | 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites |
| title_fullStr | 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites |
| title_full_unstemmed | 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites |
| title_short | 3D Printing of Biocompatible Supramolecular Polymers and their Composites |
| title_sort | 3d printing of biocompatible supramolecular polymers and their composites |
| topic | Supramolecular Self-assembly Inkjet Additive Manufacturing 3D printing Biocompatible |
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