Journal
ADVANCED MATERIALS TECHNOLOGIES
Volume 4, Issue 11, Pages -Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1002/admt.201900592
Keywords
3D printing; composites; hydrogels; interfaces
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- National Institute of Arthritis and Musculoskeletal and Skin Diseases of the National Institute of Health [1R01AR069060]
- National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the NIH [1R21HD090696]
- National Science Foundation [1826454]
- Directorate For Engineering
- Div Of Civil, Mechanical, & Manufact Inn [1826454] Funding Source: National Science Foundation
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A rapid and facile approach to predictably control integration between two materials with divergent properties is introduced. Programmed integration between photopolymerizable soft and stiff hydrogels is investigated due to their promise in applications such as tissue engineering where heterogeneous properties are often desired. The spatial control afforded by grayscale 3D printing is leveraged to define regions at the interface that permit diffusive transport of a second material in-filled into the 3D printed part. The printing parameters (i.e., effective exposure dose) for the resin are correlated directly to mesh size to achieve controlled diffusion. Applying this information to grayscale exposures leads to a range of distances over which integration is achieved with high fidelity. A prescribed finite distance of integration between soft and stiff hydrogels leads to a 33% increase in strain to failure under tensile testing and eliminates failure at the interface. The feasibility of this approach is demonstrated in a layer-by-layer 3D printed part fabricated by stereolithography, which is subsequently infilled with a soft hydrogel containing osteoblastic cells. In summary, this approach holds promise for applications where integration of multiple materials and living cells is needed by allowing precise control over integration and reducing mechanical failure at contrasting material interfaces.
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