Photopolymerization Parameters Influence Mechanical, Microstructural, and Cell Loading Properties of Rapidly Fabricated Cell Scaffolds.

ABSTRACT: Engineered scaffolds are commonly used to assist in cellular transplantations, providing crucial support and specific architecture for a variety of tissue engineering applications. Photopolymerization as a fabrication technique for cell scaffolds enables precise spatial and temporal control of properties and structure. One simple technique to achieve a two-dimensional structure is the use of a patterned photomask, which results in regionally selective photo-cross-linking. However, the relationships between photopolymerization parameters like light intensity and exposure time and outcomes like structural fidelity and mechanical properties are not well-established. In this work, we used photopolymerization to generate degradable polycaprolactone triacrylate (PCLTA) scaffolds with a defined m

SUBMITTER: Allen BN 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10170473 | biostudies-literature | 2023 May

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature