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Hydrogel Templates for Rapid Manufacturing of Bioactive Fibers and 3D Constructs
Author(s) -
Tamayol Ali,
Najafabadi Alireza Hassani,
Aliakbarian Bahar,
ArabTehrany Elmira,
Akbari Mohsen,
Annabi Nasim,
Juncker David,
Khademhosseini Ali
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
advanced healthcare materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.288
H-Index - 90
eISSN - 2192-2659
pISSN - 2192-2640
DOI - 10.1002/adhm.201500492
Subject(s) - template , polymer network , computer science , polymer , textile , process (computing) , materials science , fiber , nanotechnology , self healing hydrogels , composite material , polymer chemistry , operating system
Hydrogel templates are formed to entrap various pre‐polymers prior to their crosslinking process. Upon the completion of the crosslinking process, an independent polymer network with the same fiber geometry is formed. The hydrogel template can be removed if necessary. As the proof‐of‐principle, fibers from various polymers are fabricated. The fabricated hybrid polymeric fibers are bioactive and can be bioprinted or assembled using textile processes. The approach can be used for creating complex 3D constructs for various applications.