3D Printing Cellulose Hydrogels Using LASER Induced Thermal Gelation

3D Printing Cellulose Hydrogels Using LASER Induced Thermal Gelation

A 3D printer was developed for the 3D printing of cellulose hydrogels using open source software and simple 3D printer hardware. Using a temperature-based sol-gel transition of cellulose dissolved in aqueous solutions of sodium hydroxide (NaOH) and urea, a three-dimensional gel can be created by mov...

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Main Authors: Tim Huber, Don Clucas, Mathieu Vilmay, Birte Pupkes, James Stuart, Simone Dimartino, Conan Fee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-07-01
Series:Journal of Manufacturing and Materials Processing
Subjects:
3D printing
cellulose
hydrogel
laser
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2504-4494/2/3/42

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