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Functionalization of 3D printed micro‐containers with Ni‐Au core‐shell nanowires
Author(s) -
Gill Waqas Amin,
An Boo Hyun,
Lee Ji Sung,
Ali Dima,
Khalil Malathe Samir,
Park Jungrae,
Choi Young Soo,
Kim Young Keun,
Choi Daniel S.
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
physica status solidi (a)
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.532
H-Index - 104
eISSN - 1862-6319
pISSN - 1862-6300
DOI - 10.1002/pssa.201600887
Subject(s) - materials science , nanotechnology , 3d printed , 3d printing , nanowire , surface modification , core (optical fiber) , nanostructure , polymer , shell (structure) , composite material , mechanical engineering , manufacturing engineering , engineering
Three‐dimensional printing (3DP) technology has attracted interest in various fields of applications. However, most of the previous studies are focusing on additive printing or developing new printable materials to functionalize the printed structures. Those approaches obviously have shown great performance, but still have no solution to functionalize original printing materials that are supplied by printer suppliers. In this study, we report a feasible method to fabricate three‐dimensional printed micro‐containers (MCs) coated with Ni‐Au core‐shell nanowires (NWs) that have multifunctional properties. The surfaces of the polymer‐based micro‐containers are modified with thiol groups. Then Ni‐Au nanowires are directly attached without further treatment. Our approach expands direct applications of polymeric 3DP materials to biomedical and pharmaceutical technology as a utilized platform for functional nanostructures.