Solvent and melt based extrusion 3D printing of polycaprolactone bioactive glass composite for tissue engineering

• Main Authors: Kolan, Krishna C.R., Li, Wenbin, Semon, Julie A., Day, Delbert E., Althage, Rachel, Leu, Ming C.
• Other Authors: School of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering
• Format: Conference or Workshop Item
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Bioactive Borate Glass; DRNTU::Engineering::Mechanical engineering::Prototyping; Polymer Composites
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/10356/88300; http://hdl.handle.net/10220/45753
• Institution: Nanyang Technological University

Bioactive glasses are widely used in tissue engineering because of their several unique and interesting characteristics including promoting angiogenesis. In 3D bioprinting, bioactive glasses are added to bio-ink in limited weight percentages to promote bioactivity. In this study, we investigate t...