Levoglucosenone to 3D-printed green materials: synthesizing sustainable and tunable monomers for eco-friendly photo-curing
Amandine L. Flourat, Lorenzo Pezzana, S. Belgacem, Abdouramane Dosso, Marco Sangermano, Sami Fadlallah, Florent Allais
Abstract
Novel monomers were prepared through a chemo-enzymatic route from cellulose-based levoglucosenone and polymerized via thiol-ene click-chemistry. The resulting materials proved suitable for 3D-printing, offering well-defined three-dimensional objects.
Topics & Concepts
MonomerEnvironmentally friendly3d printedCellulosePolymerizationGreen chemistry3D printingCuring (chemistry)Organic chemistryChemistryThiolPolymer scienceMaterials scienceChemical engineeringPolymer chemistryPolymerMoleculeComposite materialSupramolecular chemistryEngineeringEcologyBiomedical engineeringBiologyClick Chemistry and ApplicationsPhotochromic and Fluorescence Chemistrybiodegradable polymer synthesis and properties