Abstract
An initial study of processing bioresorbable polycaprolactone (PCL) through material jetting was conducted using a Fujifilm Dimatix DMP-2830 material printer. The aim of this work was to investigate a potential solvent based method of jetting polycaprolactone. Several solvents were used to prepare a PCL solvent based ink and 1, 4-dioxane was chosen with the consideration of both solubility and safety. The morphology of PCL formed under different substrate temperatures, droplet spacings were investigated. Multi-layer PCL structures were printed and characterized. This work shows that biodegradable polycaprolactone can be processed through material jetting.
Original language | English |
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Article number | 20852 |
Journal | Scientific Reports |
Volume | 6 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 12 Feb 2016 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General