Vat 3D printing of full-alginate hydrogels <i>via</i> thiol–ene reactions towards tissue engineering applications
Michael Zanon, Laura Montalvillo‐Jiménez, Raquel Cue-López, Enrique Martínez‐Campos, Marco Sangermano, Annalisa Chiappone, Paula Bosch
Abstract
Different synthetic strategies are explored to functionalize alginate with thiol and alkene groups. In this way an innovative full-alginate ink for digital light processing printers, based on the more biocompatible thiol–ene chemistry, is proposed.
Topics & Concepts
Ene reactionSelf-healing hydrogelsBiocompatible materialThiolAlkeneTissue engineeringChemical engineeringMaterials sciencePolymer chemistryChemistryPolymer scienceOrganic chemistryBiomedical engineeringCatalysisEngineeringPhotochromic and Fluorescence ChemistryInnovative Microfluidic and Catalytic Techniques Innovation3D Printing in Biomedical Research