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Microwave-assisted methacrylation of chitosan for 3D printable hydrogels in tissue engineering

Michael Zanon, Annalisa Chiappone, Nadia Garino, Marta Canta, Francesca Frascella, Minna Hakkarainen, Candido Fabrizio Pirri, Marco Sangermano

2021Materials Advances43 citationsDOIOpen Access PDF

Abstract

The microwave-assisted methacrylation of chitosan is studied. The control of the process parameters allows tuning the methacrylation degree and thus the hydrogel properties after photocuring. The resulting chitosan is 3D printable and biocompatible.

Topics & Concepts

ChitosanSelf-healing hydrogelsBiocompatible materialTissue engineeringMaterials scienceChemical engineeringMicrowaveBiomedical engineeringComposite materialPolymer chemistryComputer scienceEngineeringTelecommunications3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsSilk-based biomaterials and applications
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