Journal
POLYMERS
Volume 13, Issue 21, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/polym13213838
Keywords
silver nanoparticles; diazonium salt; antibacterial activity; biomaterial; CAD/CAM; antifouling properties
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Funding
- Internal grant agency of UCT Prague [A2_FCHT_2021_005]
- Centre of Advanced Applied Sciences [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/16_019/0000778]
- NANOTECH ITI II [CZ.02.1.01/0.0/0.0/18_069/0010045]
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A chemical approach is presented for grafting silver nanoparticles into a resin matrix for 3D printing, showing excellent antibacterial effect. The homogenous distribution of nanoparticles is achieved in samples prepared this way, while preserving physical properties.
The usage of three-dimensional (3D) printed materials in many bioapplications has been one of the fastest-growing sectors in the nanobiomaterial industry in the last couple of years. In this work, we present a chemical approach for grafting silver nanoparticles (AgNPs) into a resin matrix, which is convenient for 3D printing. In this way, the samples can be prepared and are able to release silver ions (Ag+) with excellent antibacterial effect against bacterial strains of E. coli and S. epidermidis. By the proposed process, the AgNPs are perfectly mixed and involved in the polymerization process and their distribution in the matrix is homogenous. It was also demonstrated that this approach does not affect the printing resolution and the resin is therefore suitable for the construction of microstructures enabling controlled silver ion release and antifouling properties. At the same time the physical properties of the material, such as viscosity and elasticity modulus are preserved. The described approach can be used for the fabrication of facile, low-cost 3D printed resin with antifouling-antibacterial properties with the possibility to control the release of Ag+ through microstructuring.
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