3D Printing/Interfacial Polymerization Coupling for the Fabrication of Conductive Hydrogel. Issue 4 (19th February 2018)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Fantino, Erika; Roppolo, Ignazio; Zhang, Dongxing; Xiao, Junfeng; Chiappone, Annalisa; Castellino, Micaela; Guo, Qiuquan; Pirri, Candido Fabrizio; Yang, Jun
• Is Part Of: Macromolecular materials and engineering. Volume 303:Issue 4(2018)
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• Publication Date: 2018-02-19
• Subjects: 3D printing -- interfacial polymerization -- PEGDA -- photopolymerization; Plastics -- Periodicals; Polymers -- Periodicals; Polymerization -- Periodicals; 547.705
• DOI: 10.1002/mame.201700356
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1438-7492

Abstract

Abstract: In this study, 3D printing is coupled with interfacial polymerization to obtain electroactive hydrogels with complex and defined geometry. Conductive hydrogels are created through a two‐step procedure: first a digital light processing 3D printing system is used to fabricate poly(ethylene glycol)diacrylate 3D structure and then pyrrole is oxidized to polypyrrole (PPY), exploiting an interfacial polymerization mechanism through which PPY can be formed in the poly(ethylene glycol) matrix, thus creating a conductive phase. Abstract : 3D printing is coupled with interfacial polymerization to obtain electroactive hydrogels with complex and defined geometry. Conductive hydrogels are created through a two‐step procedure: first a digital light processing 3D printing system is used to fabricate 3D structures and then pyrrole is oxidized to polypyrrole, exploiting an interfacial polymerization mechanism, thus creating a conductive phase directly in 3D‐printed structure.