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Polycaprolactone–carboxymethyl cellulose composites for manufacturing porous scaffolds by material extrusion

Aleman-Dominguez, M; Ortega, Z; Monzon, M; Garzon, L; Ajami, S; Liu, C; (2018) Polycaprolactone–carboxymethyl cellulose composites for manufacturing porous scaffolds by material extrusion. Bio-Design and Manufacturing Journal , 1 (4) pp. 245-253. 10.1007/s42242-018-0024-z. Green open access

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Abstract

Polycaprolactone–carboxymethyl cellulose composites have been obtained and used to print porous structures by material extrusion. The materials used contained 0, 2 and 5% w/w of the carboxymethyl cellulose additive. These structures have been analyzed in terms of their morphology (including the evaluation of their porosity), mechanical properties under compression load and cell affinity. Cell affinity has been evaluated by culturing sheep mesenchymal stem cells and analyzing their viability by the Alamar Blue® assay at days 1, 3, 6 and 8. The results show that composites samples have similar values of porosity and apparent density than pure polycaprolactone ones. However, samples containing 5% w/w of carboxymethyl cellulose have micropores on the filaments due to a hindered deposition process. This characteristic affects the mechanical properties of the structures, so these ones have a mean compression modulus significantly lower than pure polycaprolactone scaffolds. However, the samples containing 2% w/w of carboxymethyl cellulose show no significant difference with the pure polycaprolactone ones in terms of their mechanical properties. Moreover, the presence of 2% w/w of additive improves cell proliferation on the surface of the porous structures. As complementary information, the flow properties of the composite materials were studied and the power law equations at 210 °C obtained, as this temperature was the 3D printing temperature. These equations can be useful for simulation and designing purposes of other manufacturing processes.

Type: Article
Title: Polycaprolactone–carboxymethyl cellulose composites for manufacturing porous scaffolds by material extrusion
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1007/s42242-018-0024-z
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1007/s42242-018-0024-z
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Additive manufacturing · Tissue engineering · Viscosity model · Biomaterials · 3D printing · Bone regeneration
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Medical Sciences > Div of Surgery and Interventional Sci > Department of Ortho and MSK Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > UCL GOS Institute of Child Health > Developmental Biology and Cancer Dept
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10070477
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