Customized tracheal design using 3D printing of a polymer hydrogel: influence of UV laser cross-linking on mechanical properties

Customized tracheal design using 3D printing of a polymer hydrogel: influence of UV laser cross-linking on mechanical properties

Abstract Background The use of 3D printing of hydrogels as a cell support in bio-printing of cartilage, organs and tissue has attracted much research interest. For cartilage applications, hydrogels as soft materials must show some degree of rigidity, which can be achieved by photo- or chemical polym...

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Main Authors: Ana Filipa Cristovão, David Sousa, Filipe Silvestre, Inês Ropio, Ana Gaspar, Célia Henriques, Alexandre Velhinho, Ana Catarina Baptista, Miguel Faustino, Isabel Ferreira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:3D Printing in Medicine
Subjects:
3D printing
Biopolymer
In-situ UV laser polymerization
Mechanical properties
Tracheal 3D model
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s41205-019-0049-8

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