3D Bioplotter Research Papers
Constructing a Wireless Nerve Electrical Stimulation System to Repair Peripheral Nerve Defects
Purpose: The repair effect of peripheral nerve injury mainly depends on rapid regeneration of proximal axons, accurate docking, and effective nerve re-innervation of target organs. Accordingly, identifying effective methods to protect the functional state of target organs and realize rapid regeneration of proximal nerve fibers is of great significance. The purpose of this study is to build a nervous electrical stimulation system powered by electromagnetic induction and evaluate its repair effect on a rat sciatic nerve defect model. Methods: Biodegradable materials [magnesium (Mg), polylactic acid (PLLA), chitosan, and silk fibroin] were chosen to build thein vivo part of the wireless…
A Novel Strategy for Fabrication of Polyamide 66/Nanohydroxyapatite Composite Bone Repair Scaffolds by Low-Temperature Three-Dimensional Printing
Due to the decomposition temperature of Polyamide 66 (PA66) in the environment is close to its thermoforming temperature, it is difficult to construct porous scaffolds of PA66/nanohydroxyapatite (PA66/HAp) by fused deposition modeling (FDM) three-dimensional (3D) printing. In this study, we demonstrated for the first time a method for 3D printing PA66/HAp composites at room temperature, prepared PA66/HAp printing ink using a mixed solvent of formic acid/dichloromethane (FA/DCM), and constructed a series of composite scaffolds with varying HAp content. This printing system can print composite materials with a high HAp content of 60 wt %, which is close to the mineral…