Issue 4, 2014

A microstereolithography resin based on thiol-ene chemistry: towards biocompatible 3D extracellular constructs for tissue engineering

Abstract

A new class of degradable aliphatic poly(carbonate) resins for use in microstereolithographic process is described. Using a biologically inert photo-inhibiting dye, exemplar 3-dimensional structures were produced using thiol–ene chemistry via microstereolithography. Fabricated constructs demonstrated good biological compatibility with cells and had tensile properties that render them suitable for use as tissue engineering scaffolds.

Graphical abstract: A microstereolithography resin based on thiol-ene chemistry: towards biocompatible 3D extracellular constructs for tissue engineering

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Article information

Article type
Communication
Submitted
13 Nov 2013
Accepted
09 Dec 2013
First published
18 Dec 2013
This article is Open Access
Creative Commons BY license

Biomater. Sci., 2014,2, 472-475

A microstereolithography resin based on thiol-ene chemistry: towards biocompatible 3D extracellular constructs for tissue engineering

I. A. Barker, M. P. Ablett, H. T. J. Gilbert, S. J. Leigh, J. A. Covington, J. A. Hoyland, S. M. Richardson and A. P. Dove, Biomater. Sci., 2014, 2, 472 DOI: 10.1039/C3BM60290G

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