Journal
POLYMER TESTING
Volume 89, Issue -, Pages -Publisher
ELSEVIER SCI LTD
DOI: 10.1016/j.polymertesting.2020.106722
Keywords
3D printing; Chitosan-reinforced poly-lactic-acid scaffold; Fused filament fabrication; Mechanical properties; Fracture behavior
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Three-dimensional (3D) printing is a frontier manufacturing approach with great potential to benefit biomedical and patient care sectors. In the last decades, different types of biomedical materials were investigated in purpose of developing medical tools and devices. The present study attempts to assess mechanical performances (namely: tensile, compression, and flexural) of the newly developed chitosan-reinforced poly-lactic-acid (PLA) scaffolds by using fused filament fabrication (FFF) based 3D printing technology. Specifically, the effects of chitosan loading, infill density and annealing temperature on mechanical behavior of PLA composite scaffolds are investigated via design of experiments. Moreover, fracture behavior under various load types is studied with the help of selective electron microscopy. It is found that the strength of the produced composite samples depends significantly on the loading of chitosan and infill density, while annealing temperature does not affect mechanical response. Overall, the developed PLA composite scaffolds are mechanically efficient and they appear suitable for clinical purposes.
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