Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Waterborne Polyurethane-Urea and Cellulose Nanocrystal Scaffolds through Crosslinking
dc.contributor.author | Vadillo del Ser, Julen | |
dc.contributor.author | Larraza Arocena, Izaskun | |
dc.contributor.author | Calvo Correas, Tamara | |
dc.contributor.author | Martín Alberdi, María Dolores | |
dc.contributor.author | Derail, Christophe | |
dc.contributor.author | Eceiza Mendiguren, María Aranzazu | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2022-11-25T14:09:20Z | |
dc.date.available | 2022-11-25T14:09:20Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2022-11-18 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Polymers 14(22) : (2022) // Article ID 4999 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.issn | 2073-4360 | |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10810/58552 | |
dc.description.abstract | In this work, shape-customized scaffolds based on waterborne polyurethane-urea (WBPUU) were prepared via the combination of direct ink writing 3D-printing and freeze-drying techniques. To improve the printing performance of the ink and guarantee a good shape fidelity of the scaffold, cellulose nanocrystals (CNC) were added during the synthesis of the WBPUU and some of the printed constructs were immersed in CaCl2 prior to the freeze-drying process to promote ionic crosslinking between calcium ions and the polyurethane. The results showed that apart from allowing the ink to be successfully printed, obtaining scaffolds with good shape fidelity, the addition of the CNC resulted in a greater homogeneity of the porous structure as well as an increase of the swelling capacity of the scaffolds. Additionally, the CNC has a reinforcement effect in the printed systems, presenting a higher compression modulus as the CNC content increases. In the case of samples crosslinked by calcium ions, a rigid shell was observed by scanning electron microscopy, which resulted in stiffer scaffolds that presented a lower water absorption capacity as well as an enhancement of the thermal stability. These results showed the potential of this type of post-printing process to tune the mechanical properties of the scaffold, thus widening the potential of this type of material. | es_ES |
dc.description.sponsorship | The financial support of the Basque Government within the framework of Grupos Consolidados (IT-1690-22) and the Spanish Ministry of Science and Innovation (MINCIN)—State Investigation Agency (AEI) (PID2019-105090RB-I00/AEI/10.13039/501100011033) is acknowledged. | es_ES |
dc.language.iso | eng | es_ES |
dc.publisher | MDPI | es_ES |
dc.relation | info:eu-repo/grantAgreement/MICINN/PID2019-105090RB-I00 | es_ES |
dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | es_ES |
dc.rights.uri | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | waterborne polyurethane-urea | es_ES |
dc.subject | 3D printing | es_ES |
dc.subject | mechanical properties | es_ES |
dc.subject | crosslinking | es_ES |
dc.subject | scaffolds | es_ES |
dc.subject | cellulose nanocrystals | es_ES |
dc.title | Enhancing the Mechanical Properties of 3D-Printed Waterborne Polyurethane-Urea and Cellulose Nanocrystal Scaffolds through Crosslinking | es_ES |
dc.type | info:eu-repo/semantics/article | es_ES |
dc.date.updated | 2022-11-24T14:43:43Z | |
dc.rights.holder | © 2022 by the authors.Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/ 4.0/). | es_ES |
dc.relation.publisherversion | https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4360/14/22/4999 | es_ES |
dc.identifier.doi | 10.3390/polym14224999 | |
dc.departamentoes | Ingeniería química y del medio ambiente | |
dc.departamentoeu | Ingeniaritza kimikoa eta ingurumenaren ingeniaritza |
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