3D printing of polyvinyl alcohol hydrogels enabled by aqueous two-phase system
Rahul Karyappa, Nidhi Nagaraju, Kento Yamagishi, Xue Qi Koh, Qiang Zhu, Michinao Hashimoto
Abstract
Embedded 3D printing of PVA hydrogels (PVA-Hy) was demonstrated via alkali-induced physical crosslinking (NaOH, 4% w/w), which was enabled by simultaneous salt-induced stabilization of PVA via aqueous two-phase system (ATPS).
Topics & Concepts
Polyvinyl alcoholSelf-healing hydrogelsAqueous solutionMaterials sciencePhase (matter)Aqueous two-phase systemChemical engineeringNanotechnologyPolymer chemistryChemistryComposite materialOrganic chemistryEngineering3D Printing in Biomedical ResearchHydrogels: synthesis, properties, applicationsAdditive Manufacturing and 3D Printing Technologies