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Biopolymers: Multidimensional Vascularized Polymers using Degradable Sacrificial Templates (Adv. Funct. Mater. 7/2015)
Author(s) -
Gergely Ryan C. R.,
Pety Stephen J.,
Krull Brett P.,
Patrick Jason F.,
Doan Thu Q.,
Coppola Anthony M.,
Thakre Piyush R.,
Sottos Nancy R.,
Moore Jeffrey S.,
White Scott R.
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201570048
Subject(s) - template , materials science , replica , polymer , nanotechnology , porosity , biomedical engineering , composite material , art , visual arts , medicine
S. R. White and co‐workers develop sacrificial templates of 0D to 3D used to create vascular and porous architectures in polymers on page 1043. Embedded sacrificial templates are removed using a thermal treatment process, VaSC, leaving behind an inverse replica. This reconstruction of microCT imaging shows 3D channel architecture created using a 3D printed sacrificial template and the pressure distribution of fluid flow.