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ArticleMaterials (Basel, Switzerland)2023

Novel 3D-Printed Biocarriers from Aluminosilicate Materials.

Eleni Anna Economou, Savvas Koltsakidis, Ioanna Dalla, Konstantinos Tsongas, George Em Romanos, Dimitrios Tzetzis, Polycarpos Falaras, George Theodorakopoulos, Vesna Middelkoop, Themistoklis Sfetsas

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Article in Materials (Basel, Switzerland), 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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0cells of the map it votes in
1citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 35% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

The trial behind it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

1 citing paper in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

10 authors at 4 institutions in 2 countries.

Eleni Anna EconomouQLAB Private Company, Research and Development, Quality Control and Testing Services, 57008 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-1225-3502
Savvas KoltsakidisDigital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-3305-4545
Ioanna DallaQLAB Private Company, Research and Development, Quality Control and Testing Services, 57008 Thessaloniki, Greece.
Konstantinos TsongasDigital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-7050-5432
George Em RomanosInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0003-4570-6982
Dimitrios TzetzisDigital Manufacturing and Materials Characterization Laboratory, School of Science and Technology, International Hellenic University, 57001 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0001-5006-5759
Polycarpos FalarasInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9553-5301
George TheodorakopoulosInstitute of Nanoscience and Nanotechnology, National Center of Scientific Research "Demokritos", Agia Paraskevi, 15310 Athens, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-0633-7750
Vesna MiddelkoopSustainable Materials Management, Flemish Institute for Technological Research, VITO (Vlaamse Instelling voor Technologisch Onderzoek), Boeretang 200, 2400 Mol, Belgium.
Themistoklis SfetsasQLAB Private Company, Research and Development, Quality Control and Testing Services, 57008 Thessaloniki, Greece.ORCID 0000-0002-9020-2719
International Hellenic University · GRNational Centre of Scientific Research "Demokritos" · GRQlab Analytical Laboratory (Greece)Flemish Institute for Technological Research · BE

Funding

European Regional Development Fund of the European Union and Greek national funds through the Operational Program Competitiveness, Entrepreneurship and Innovation, under the call RESEARCH-CREATE-INNOVATE T2EDK-00362
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The addition of biocarriers can improve biological processes in bioreactors, since their surface allows for the immobilization, attachment, protection, and growth of microorganisms. In addition, the development of a biofilm layer allows for the colonization of microorganisms in the biocarriers. The structure, composition, and roughness of the biocarriers' surface are crucial factors that affect the development of the biofilm. In the current work, the aluminosilicate zeolites 13X and ZSM-5 were examined as the main building components of the biocarrier scaffolds, using bentonite, montmorillonite, and halloysite nanotubes as inorganic binders in various combinations. We utilized 3D printing to form pastes into monoliths that underwent heat treatment. The 3D-printed biocarriers were subjected to a mechanical analysis, including density, compression, and nanoindentation tests. Furthermore, the 3D-printed biocarriers were morphologically and structurally characterized using nitrogen adsorption at 77 K (LN

Indexed as

3D printingaluminosilicate claysbiocarriersinorganic nanotubeszeolites

Identifiers

PMID37445140
PMCPMC10343421
OpenAlexW4383227192

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