Feasible Digital Light Processing Three-Dimensional Printing of a Biodegradable Porous Polymer with a High Internal Phase Emulsion Structure

Won Jun Choi, Ki Seob Hwang, Yongsoo Kim, Chanmin Lee, Sung Hwan Ju, Hyuk Jun Kwon, Won Gun Koh, Jun Young Lee

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Abstract

Poly(lactic acid)-based porous polymer with an interconnected pore structure and superior pore morphology was successfully fabricated by one-step digital light processing (DLP) 3D printing. To provide biodegradation property and UV-reactivity, a photocurable resin was synthesized by ring-opening polymerization of lactide and glycidyl methacrylate (GMA). The resin was fabricated by an emulsion templating method called high internal phase emulsion (HIPE) for introducing pore structure in 3D printing. The final product ended up exhibiting biodegradable characteristics and had lactic acid components. The enzymatic degradation tests verified the influence of the biodegradable moiety and confirmed that erosion tendency is impacted by pore structure.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)1570-1575
Number of pages6
JournalACS Applied Polymer Materials
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2022 Mar 11

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This study was conducted with the support of the Korea Institute of Industrial Technology via “Development of eco-friendly production system technology for total periodic resource cycle (PEO21140)”.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2022 American Chemical Society.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Polymers and Plastics
  • Process Chemistry and Technology
  • Organic Chemistry

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