scholarly journals Improving Printability of a Thermoresponsive Hydrogel Biomaterial Ink by Nanoclay Addition

Author(s):  
Chen Hu ◽  
Lukas Hahn ◽  
Mengshi Yang ◽  
Alexander Altmann ◽  
Philipp Stahlhut ◽  
...  

As a promising biofabrication technology, extrusion-based bioprinting has gained significant attention in the last decade and major advances have been made in the development of bioinks. However suitable synthetic and stimuli-responsive bioinks are underrepresented in this context. <a>In this work, we described a hybrid system of nanoclay Laponite XLG and thermoresponsive block copolymer poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-<i>b</i>-poly(2-<i>n</i>-propyl-2-oxazine) (PMeOx-<i>b</i>-PnPrOzi) as a novel biomaterial ink, and discussed its critical properties relevant for extrusion-based bioprinting, including viscoelastic properties and printability.</a> <a>The hybrid hydrogel retains the thermogelling properties but is strengthened by the added clay (over 5 kPa of storage modulus, and 240 Pa of yield stress). Importantly, the shear-thinning character is further enhanced, which, in combination with very rapid viscosity recovery (~1 s) and structure recovery (~10 s) is highly beneficial for extrusion-based 3D printing. Accordingly, various 3D patterns could be printed with markedly enhanced resolution and shape fidelity compared to the biomaterial ink without added clay.</a>

2020 ◽  
Vol 56 (1) ◽  
pp. 691-705 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Hu ◽  
Lukas Hahn ◽  
Mengshi Yang ◽  
Alexander Altmann ◽  
Philipp Stahlhut ◽  
...  

Abstract As a promising biofabrication technology, extrusion-based bioprinting has gained significant attention in the last decade and major advances have been made in the development of bioinks. However, suitable synthetic and stimuli-responsive bioinks are underrepresented in this context. In this work, we described a hybrid system of nanoclay Laponite XLG and thermoresponsive block copolymer poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-b-poly(2-n-propyl-2-oxazine) (PMeOx-b-PnPrOzi) as a novel biomaterial ink and discussed its critical properties relevant for extrusion-based bioprinting, including viscoelastic properties and printability. The hybrid hydrogel retains the thermogelling properties but is strengthened by the added clay (over 5 kPa of storage modulus and 240 Pa of yield stress). Importantly, the shear-thinning character is further enhanced, which, in combination with very rapid viscosity recovery (~ 1 s) and structure recovery (~ 10 s), is highly beneficial for extrusion-based 3D printing. Accordingly, various 3D patterns could be printed with markedly enhanced resolution and shape fidelity compared to the biomaterial ink without added clay. Graphic abstract


2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Chen Hu ◽  
Lukas Hahn ◽  
Mengshi Yang ◽  
Alexander Altmann ◽  
Philipp Stahlhut ◽  
...  

As a promising biofabrication technology, extrusion-based bioprinting has gained significant attention in the last decade and major advances have been made in the development of bioinks. However suitable synthetic and stimuli-responsive bioinks are underrepresented in this context. <a>In this work, we described a hybrid system of nanoclay Laponite XLG and thermoresponsive block copolymer poly(2-methyl-2-oxazoline)-<i>b</i>-poly(2-<i>n</i>-propyl-2-oxazine) (PMeOx-<i>b</i>-PnPrOzi) as a novel biomaterial ink, and discussed its critical properties relevant for extrusion-based bioprinting, including viscoelastic properties and printability.</a> <a>The hybrid hydrogel retains the thermogelling properties but is strengthened by the added clay (over 5 kPa of storage modulus, and 240 Pa of yield stress). Importantly, the shear-thinning character is further enhanced, which, in combination with very rapid viscosity recovery (~1 s) and structure recovery (~10 s) is highly beneficial for extrusion-based 3D printing. Accordingly, various 3D patterns could be printed with markedly enhanced resolution and shape fidelity compared to the biomaterial ink without added clay.</a>


2013 ◽  
Vol 538 ◽  
pp. 181-184 ◽  
Author(s):  
Xin De Tang ◽  
Ye Chen ◽  
Fa Qi Yu ◽  
Mei Shan Pei

Organic/inorganic hybrid materials based upon stimuli-responsive copolymers have attracted an inceasing attention. Compared with the polymeric materials, these hybrid materials can form aggregates in aqueous solution with much more stable shape-persistance due to the inorganic structure, which facilitate the mass delivery and long-term life. A novel hybrid material based on a new reactive block copolymer, poly(ethylene oxide)-block-poly{3-(trimethoxysilyl)propyl methacrylate-co-N-isopropylacrylamide-co-6-[4-(4-methoxyphenylazo)phenoxy]hexyl methacrylate} [PEO-P(TMSPMA-NIPAM-AzoMA)] was synthesized via atom transfer radical polymerization (ATRP). The vesicles were obtained by self-assembly of the resulting block copolymer in a selective solvent, and then the PTMSPMA block was subjected to hydrolysis and polycondensation reaction to fix vesicle wall in the presence of triethylamine as a catalyst. The photo- and thermo- dual-responsive properties of the vesicles were investigated.


2019 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
pp. 91-102 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ryan T. Shafranek ◽  
Joel D. Leger ◽  
Song Zhang ◽  
Munira Khalil ◽  
Xiaodan Gu ◽  
...  

Directed self-assembly in polymeric hydrogels allows tunability of thermal response and viscoelastic properties.


2014 ◽  
Vol 2 (21) ◽  
pp. 7967-7972 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brian J. Adzima ◽  
Surendar R. Venna ◽  
Steven S. Klara ◽  
Hongkun He ◽  
Mingjiang Zhong ◽  
...  

A robust and orthogonal approach to access modular block-copolymer poly(ionic liquid)s.


2014 ◽  
Vol 47 (19) ◽  
pp. 6900-6910 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rintaro Takahashi ◽  
Xing-Ping Qiu ◽  
Na Xue ◽  
Takahiro Sato ◽  
Ken Terao ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoon-Tae Kang ◽  
Young Jun Kim ◽  
Brittany Rupp ◽  
Emma Purcell ◽  
Thomas Hadlock ◽  
...  

2021 ◽  
Vol 11 (5) ◽  
pp. 627-633
Author(s):  
Maokai Wang ◽  
Rongyan Kuang ◽  
Baoqing Huang ◽  
Defeng Ji

Gliomas are tumors of the central nervous system; they can be invasive and are commonly treated by surgical resection, chemo, and radiotherapy. Removal of a glioma is dangerous and not always successful. Temozolomide (TMZ), the first-line chemotherapy drug for gliomas, inhibit tumor recurrence, and metastasis to some extent. TMZ is often accompanied by side effects such as anemia, fever, constipation, and more. Here using a double-targeted Kunitz domain Angiopep-2 (ANG) modified block copolymer poly(lactic acid)-polyethylene glycol (PEG-PLA) coated with TMZ, we constructed a nano-delivery system (ANG@PLA-PEG/TMZ) that crosses the blood-brain barrier (BBB) to treat gliomas.


2001 ◽  
Vol 34 (25) ◽  
pp. 8701-8709 ◽  
Author(s):  
Hyeok Hahn ◽  
Joon H. Lee ◽  
Nitash P. Balsara ◽  
Bruce A. Garetz ◽  
Hiroshi Watanabe

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