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Simple Model for the Spreading of Inks in Bioprinting—Revealing Relevant Scaling Laws—Part I Theory
Author(s) -
Schubert Dirk W.
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
macromolecular theory and simulations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.37
H-Index - 56
eISSN - 1521-3919
pISSN - 1022-1344
DOI - 10.1002/mats.202100032
Subject(s) - scaling law , simple (philosophy) , scaling , viscosity , wetting , evaporation , statistical physics , process (computing) , computer science , mechanics , mathematics , physics , thermodynamics , geometry , philosophy , epistemology , operating system
A model taking into consideration viscosity and evaporation is suggested to describe the spreading kinetics of struts in bioprinting. Scenarios resulting by complete and partial wetting are discussed and described. Applicable fit functions and predictive scaling laws are given, relating viscosity of bioinks, process parameters such as print speed and throughput to the strut width. The approach is primarily based on 1D spreading.