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ReviewJournal of materials science. Materials in medicine2023

A review on the recent applications of synthetic biopolymers in 3D printing for biomedical applications.

Shiva S, Asuwin Prabu R G, Gauri Bajaj, Amy Elsa John, Sharan Chandran, Vishnu Vijay Kumar, Seeram Ramakrishna

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Review in Journal of materials science. Materials in medicine, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Shiva SSchool of BioSciences and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Asuwin Prabu R GSchool of BioSciences and Technology, Department of Biotechnology, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Gauri BajajSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Amy Elsa JohnSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India.
Sharan ChandranSchool of Mechanical Engineering, Vellore Institute of Technology, Vellore, Tamil Nadu, 632014, India. sharancm2009@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0002-2021-9646
Vishnu Vijay KumarCentre for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore.
Seeram RamakrishnaCentre for Nanotechnology and Sustainability, National University of Singapore, Singapore, 117575, Singapore.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

3D printing technology is an emerging method that gained extensive attention from researchers worldwide, especially in the health and medical fields. Biopolymers are an emerging class of materials offering excellent properties and flexibility for additive manufacturing. Biopolymers are widely used in biomedical applications in biosensing, immunotherapy, drug delivery, tissue engineering and regeneration, implants, and medical devices. Various biodegradable and non-biodegradable polymeric materials are considered as bio-ink for 3d printing. Here, we offer an extensive literature review on the current applications of synthetic biopolymers in the field of 3D printing. A trend in the publication of biopolymers in the last 10 years are focused on the review by analyzing more than 100 publications. Their application and classification based on biodegradability are discussed. The various studies, along with their practical applications, are elaborated in the subsequent sections for polyethylene, polypropylene, polycaprolactone, polylactide, etc. for biomedical applications. The disadvantages of various biopolymers are discussed, and future perspectives like combating biocompatibility problems using 3D printed biomaterials to build compatible prosthetics are also discussed and the potential application of using resin with the combination of biopolymers to build customized implants, personalized drug delivery systems and organ on a chip technologies are expected to open a new set of chances for the development of healthcare and regenerative medicine in the future.

Indexed as

Artificial LimbsPrinting, Three-DimensionalBiopolymersPolyestersPolyethylenePolymersPolypropylenesBiopolymerspolycaprolactonePolyestersPolyethylenePolymersPolypropylenes

Identifiers

PMID37982917
PMCPMC10661719

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