Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery

A robust discovery methodology is presented to identify novel biomaterials suitable for 3D printing. Currently the application of Additive Manufacturing is limited by the availability of functional inks, especially in the area of biomaterials-this method tackles this problem for the first time allow...

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Main Authors: Louzao, Iria, Koch, Britta, Taresco, Vincenzo, Ruiz Cantu, Laura, Irvine, Derek J., Roberts, Clive J., Tuck, Christopher J., Alexander, Cameron, Hague, Richard J.M., Wildman, Ricky D., Alexander, Morgan R.
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Online Access:https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49114/
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author Louzao, Iria
Koch, Britta
Taresco, Vincenzo
Ruiz Cantu, Laura
Irvine, Derek J.
Roberts, Clive J.
Tuck, Christopher J.
Alexander, Cameron
Hague, Richard J.M.
Wildman, Ricky D.
Alexander, Morgan R.
author_facet Louzao, Iria
Koch, Britta
Taresco, Vincenzo
Ruiz Cantu, Laura
Irvine, Derek J.
Roberts, Clive J.
Tuck, Christopher J.
Alexander, Cameron
Hague, Richard J.M.
Wildman, Ricky D.
Alexander, Morgan R.
author_sort Louzao, Iria
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description A robust discovery methodology is presented to identify novel biomaterials suitable for 3D printing. Currently the application of Additive Manufacturing is limited by the availability of functional inks, especially in the area of biomaterials-this method tackles this problem for the first time allowing hundreds of formulations to be readily assessed. Several functional properties, including the release of an antidepressive drug (paroxetine), cytotoxicity and printability are screened for 253 new ink formulations in a high-throughput format as well as mechanical properties. The selected candidates with the desirable properties are successfully scaled up using 3D printing into a range of objects architectures. A full drug release study, degradability and tensile modulus experiments are presented on a simple architecture to validating the suitability of this methodology to identify printable inks for 3D printing devices with bespoke properties.
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spelling nottingham-491142020-05-04T19:26:19Z https://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/49114/ Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery Louzao, Iria Koch, Britta Taresco, Vincenzo Ruiz Cantu, Laura Irvine, Derek J. Roberts, Clive J. Tuck, Christopher J. Alexander, Cameron Hague, Richard J.M. Wildman, Ricky D. Alexander, Morgan R. A robust discovery methodology is presented to identify novel biomaterials suitable for 3D printing. Currently the application of Additive Manufacturing is limited by the availability of functional inks, especially in the area of biomaterials-this method tackles this problem for the first time allowing hundreds of formulations to be readily assessed. Several functional properties, including the release of an antidepressive drug (paroxetine), cytotoxicity and printability are screened for 253 new ink formulations in a high-throughput format as well as mechanical properties. The selected candidates with the desirable properties are successfully scaled up using 3D printing into a range of objects architectures. A full drug release study, degradability and tensile modulus experiments are presented on a simple architecture to validating the suitability of this methodology to identify printable inks for 3D printing devices with bespoke properties. American Chemical Society 2018-01-11 Article PeerReviewed Louzao, Iria, Koch, Britta, Taresco, Vincenzo, Ruiz Cantu, Laura, Irvine, Derek J., Roberts, Clive J., Tuck, Christopher J., Alexander, Cameron, Hague, Richard J.M., Wildman, Ricky D. and Alexander, Morgan R. (2018) Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery. ACS Applied Materials & Interfaces, 10 (8). pp. 6841-6848. ISSN 1944-8244 3D printing Drug Delivery Polymer materials Biomedical devices Sustained drug release https://pubs.acs.org/doi/10.1021/acsami.7b15677 doi:10.1021/acsami.7b15677 doi:10.1021/acsami.7b15677
spellingShingle 3D printing
Drug Delivery
Polymer materials
Biomedical devices
Sustained drug release
Louzao, Iria
Koch, Britta
Taresco, Vincenzo
Ruiz Cantu, Laura
Irvine, Derek J.
Roberts, Clive J.
Tuck, Christopher J.
Alexander, Cameron
Hague, Richard J.M.
Wildman, Ricky D.
Alexander, Morgan R.
Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
title Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
title_full Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
title_fullStr Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
title_full_unstemmed Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
title_short Identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3D printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
title_sort identification of novel ‘inks’ for 3d printing using high throughput screening: bioresorbable photocurable polymers for controlled drug delivery
topic 3D printing
Drug Delivery
Polymer materials
Biomedical devices
Sustained drug release
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