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Development of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite composite resin for 405 nm digital light projection 3D printing

Yuan-Min Lin (Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Hsuan Chen (Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Chih-Hsin Lin (Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Pin-Ju Huang (Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan)
Shyh-Yuan Lee (Department of Dentistry, National Yang-Ming University, Taipei, Taiwan and Department of Stomatology, Taipei Veterans Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan)

Rapid Prototyping Journal

ISSN: 1355-2546

Article publication date: 28 January 2020

Issue publication date: 19 May 2020

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Abstract

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to develop resin composite materials composed of polycaprolactone (PCL) acrylates and hydroxyapatite (HA) nanoparticles for ultraviolet digital light projection (DLP) three-dimensional (3D) printing technique.

Design/methodology/approach

Two PCL-based triacrylates, namely, glycerol-3 caprolactone-triacrylate (Gly-3CL-TA) and glycerol-6 caprolactone-triacrylate (Gly-6CL-TA) were synthesized from ring-opening polymerization of ε-caprolacton monomer in the presence of glycerol and then acrylation was performed using acryloyl chloride. 3D printing resins made of Gly-3CL-TA or Gly-6CL-TA, 5% HA and 3% of photoinitiator 2,4,6-Trimethylbenzoyl-diphenyl-phosphineoxide were then formulated. The surface topography, surface element composition, flexural strength, flexural modulus, cytotoxicity and degradation of the PCL-based scaffolds were then characterized.

Findings

Resin composite composed of Gly-3CL-TA or Gly-6CL-TA and 5% (w/w) of HA can be printed by 405 nm DLP 3D printers. The former has lower viscosity and thus can form a more uniform layer-by-layer structure, while the latter exhibited a higher flexural strength and modulus after being printed. Both composite materials are non-cytotoxic and degradable.

Originality/value

This study provides a direction of the formulation of environment-friendly resin composite for DLP 3D printing. Both resin composites have huge potential in tissue engineering applications.

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Acknowledgements

This research is funded by the Ministry of Science and Technology, Taiwan. The funding number is MOST-107-2218-E-010 −005.

Citation

Lin, Y.-M., Chen, H., Lin, C.-H., Huang, P.-J. and Lee, S.-Y. (2020), "Development of polycaprolactone/hydroxyapatite composite resin for 405 nm digital light projection 3D printing", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 26 No. 5, pp. 951-958. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-06-2019-0166

Publisher

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Emerald Publishing Limited

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