3D structuring of biocompatible and biodegradable polymers via stereolithography.
The production of user-defined 3D microstructures from biocompatible and biodegradable materials via free-form fabrication is an important step to create off-the-shelf technologies to be used as tissue engineering scaffolds. One method of achieving this is the microstereolithography of block copolymers, allowing high resolution microstructuring of materials with tuneable physical properties. A versatile protocol for the production and photofunctionalisation of pre-polymers for microstereolithography is presented along with a discussion of the possible microstereolithography set-ups and previous work in the field.
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Kroto Research Institute, University of Sheffield, Sheffield, UK.
Andrew A
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Gill
Frederik
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Claeyssens
D001672:Biocompatible Materials / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D009682:Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy; D008689:Methacrylates / Q000737:chemistry; D058105:Polymerization; D011108:Polymers / Q000138:chemical synthesis* / Q000737:chemistry*; D023822:Tissue Engineering / Q000379:methods*
D001672:Biocompatible Materials; D008689:Methacrylates; D011108:Polymers