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ArticlePolymers2021

Development of Antimicrobial PLA Composites for Fused Filament Fabrication.

Zachary Brounstein, Chris M Yeager, Andrea Labouriau

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Article in Polymers, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 21 papers.

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21citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

21 citing papers in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

3 authors.

Zachary BrounsteinLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.
Chris M YeagerLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.ORCID 0000-0001-9662-5811
Andrea LabouriauLos Alamos National Laboratory, Los Alamos, NM 87545, USA.

Funding

Los Alamos National Laboratory US Department of Energy's National Nuclear Security Administration contract DE-AC52-06NA25396
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In addition to possessing the desirable properties of being a biodegradable and biocompatible polymer fabricated from renewable resources, poly (lactic acid) (PLA) has useful mechanical and thermal attributes that has enabled it to be one of the most widely-used plastics for medicine, manufacturing, and agriculture. Yet, PLA composites have not been heavily explored for use in 3D-printing applications, and the range of feasible materials for the technology is limited, which inhibits its potential growth and industry adoption. In this study, tunable, multifunctional antimicrobial PLA composite filaments for 3D-printing have been fabricated and tested via chemical, thermal, mechanical, and antimicrobial experiments. Thermally stable antimicrobial ceramics, ZnO and TiO

Indexed as

3D-printingadditive manufacturingAMFFFfused filament fabricationPEGPLApolymer compositesTiO2ZnO

Identifiers

PMID33671918
PMCPMC7918987

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