3D-printed self-healing hydrogels via Digital Light Processing

Matteo Caprioli; Ignazio Roppolo; Annalisa Chiappone; Liraz Larush; Candido Fabrizio Pirri; Shlomo Magdassi

doi:10.1038/s41467-021-22802-z

Nature Communications (Apr 2021)

3D-printed self-healing hydrogels via Digital Light Processing

Matteo Caprioli,
Ignazio Roppolo,
Annalisa Chiappone,
Liraz Larush,
Candido Fabrizio Pirri,
Shlomo Magdassi

Affiliations

Matteo Caprioli: Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
Ignazio Roppolo: Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
Annalisa Chiappone: Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
Liraz Larush: Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus – Givat Ram
Candido Fabrizio Pirri: Department of Applied Science and Technology, Politecnico di Torino
Shlomo Magdassi: Casali Center for Applied Chemistry, Institute of Chemistry, The Hebrew University of Jerusalem, Edmond J. Safra Campus – Givat Ram

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-021-22802-z
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 12, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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Self-healing hydrogels can mimic the damage repair behaviour of living tissues, but such hydrogels have only been processed via extrusion-based additive manufacturing technology. Here, the authors demonstrate a rapidly self-healing hydrogel which can be processed by DLP printing.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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