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Stereolithographic 3D Printing with Renewable Acrylates
Published on: September 12, 2018
Carbohydrate-Based Polyester and Amino Acid Polyester Photocrosslinker and Their Resin Formulation for 3D Printing
Ganesh N Kamble1,2, Dheeraj Chandra Joshi3, Utreshwar A Gavhane3
1Polymer Science and Engineering Division, CSIR-National Chemical Laboratory, Dr. Homi Bhabha Road, Pashan, Pune, 411008, India.
Abstract:
Fully bio-based polyester was designed and synthesized using the carbohydrate-based diol 2,4:3,5-di-O-methylene-D-mannitol (Manx) and dimethyl ester of 2,3:4,5-di-O-methylene-galactaric acid (Galx). Photocurable resin formulations were prepared by incorporating up to 15 wt% of the carbohydrate polyester into hydroxyl ethyl methacrylate (HEMA) along with polyacrylamide crosslinker derived from L-glutamic acid. Complex 3D structures with good shape fidelity could be 3D printed using these novel polyester resin formulations. The incorporation of the carbohydrate polyester improved the glass transition temperature of the 3D-printed objects. Enzymatic erosion studies conducted using esterase enzyme revealed a higher degradation rate for the 3D-printed films containing the carbohydrate polyester. The hydrolytic degradation analysis conducted in both acidic and basic environments revealed that the 3D-printed polymer network exhibits stability and resilience in acidic conditions, while it undergoes complete degradation in basic conditions. This finding underscores the possibility of tailoring degradation processes under regulated circumstances.
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