Journal
ACS APPLIED MATERIALS & INTERFACES
Volume 9, Issue 4, Pages 4015-4023Publisher
AMER CHEMICAL SOC
DOI: 10.1021/acsami.6b11793
Keywords
fused deposition modeling; thermoplastic polyurethane/poly(lactic acid) polymer blend; graphene oxide; mechanical enhancement; thermal stability; biocompatibility
Funding
- NSF [CMMI NM 1333651, STC-0423914]
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Blending thermoplastic polyurethane (TPU) with poly(lactic acid) (PLA) is a proven method to achieve a much more mechanically robust material, whereas the addition of graphene oxide (GO) is increasingly applied in polymer nanocomposites to tailor further their properties. On the other hand, additive manufacturing has high flexibility of structure design which can significantly expand the application of materials in many fields. This study demonstrates the fused deposition modeling (FDM) 3D printing of TPU/PLA/GO nanocomposites and its potential application as biocompatible materials. Nanocomposites are prepared by solvent-based mixing process and extruded into filaments for FDM printing. The addition of GO largely enhanced the mechanical property and thermal stability of the nanocomposites. Interestingly, we found that the mechanical response is highly dependent on printing orientation. Furthermore, the 3D printed nanocomposites exhibit good biocompatibility with NIH3T3 cells, indicating promise as biomaterials scaffold for tissue engineering applications.
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