Carbon Nanotubes/Regenerated Silk Composite as a Three-Dimensional Printable Bio-Adhesive Ink with Self-Powering Properties
Silvia Bittolo Bon, Irene Chiesa, Micaela Degli Esposti, Davide Morselli, Paola Fabbri, Carmelo De Maria, Antonino Morabito, Riccardo Coletta, Martino Calamai, Francesco S. Pavone, Rodolfo Tonin, Amelia Morrone, Giacomo Giorgi, Luca Valentini
Abstract
-3-hydroxyvalerate) (PHBV) and RS. Initial tests carried out by seeding and growing human skin fibroblasts demonstrated that the 3D printed bilayer hollow cylindrical structures offer a suitable surface for the seeded cells to attach and proliferate. In general, the herein proposed RS/f-CNT composite serves as a versatile material for solvent-free dispersion processing and 3D printing, thus paving a new approach to prepare multifunctional materials with potential applications of great interest in sealing biological substrates and implantable devices for regenerative medicine.