Journal
MARINE DRUGS
Volume 19, Issue 1, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/md19010036
Keywords
3D printing; chitosan; pectin; hydrogels
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- European Union
- Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship, and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE [T1EDeltaK-03798]
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Chitosan and pectin were utilized to prepare 3D printable inks for biomedical applications, with rheological measurements and SEM micrographs used to evaluate printing behavior and scaffold structure, revealing the influence of different treatment procedures on scaffold behavior.
In the present study, chitosan (CS) and pectin (PEC) were utilized for the preparation of 3D printable inks through pneumatic extrusion for biomedical applications. CS is a polysaccharide with beneficial properties; however, its printing behavior is not satisfying, rendering the addition of a thickening agent necessary, i.e., PEC. The influence of PEC in the prepared inks was assessed through rheological measurements, altering the viscosity of the inks to be suitable for 3D printing. 3D printing conditions were optimized and the effect of different drying procedures, along with the presence or absence of a gelating agent on the CS-PEC printed scaffolds were assessed. The mean pore size along with the average filament diameter were measured through SEM micrographs. Interactions among the characteristic groups of the two polymers were evident through FTIR spectra. Swelling and hydrolysis measurements confirmed the influence of gelation and drying procedure on the subsequent behavior of the scaffolds. Ascribed to the beneficial pore size and swelling behavior, fibroblasts were able to survive upon exposure to the ungelated scaffolds.
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