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US 2014/0179822 A1Published application
Thermosensitive and Crosslinkable Polymer Composite for Three-Dimensional Soft Tissue Scaffold Printing
AssigneeDrexel University
InventorsGongyao Zhou, Christopher Geisler
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Abstract
A hydrogel material for use in three-dimensional scaffold printing is disclosed. The material is formed from a first triblock polymer having a formula ABA and a second triblock polymer having a formula AmaBAma, wherein A is a first polymer, B is a second polymer, and Ama is a methacrylate of the first polymer. The material is thermosensitive and photocrosslinkable. A method of manufacturing the material is also disclosed.
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A hydrogel material comprising:
- a first triblock polymer having a formula ABA;
- and
- a second triblock polymer having a formula AmaBAma,
- wherein:
- A is a first polymer;
- B is a second polymer;
- and
- Ama is a methacrylate of the first polymer, wherein the material is thermosensitive and photocrosslinkable.
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A method of manufacturing a polymer composite comprising the steps of:
- (a) providing a first triblock polymer having a formula ABA;
- (b) blending a second triblock polymer having a formula AmaBAma with the first triblock polymer, forming a blend,
- wherein:
- A is a first polymer;
- B is a second polymer;
- and
- Ama is a methacrylate of the first polymer;
- and
- (c) heating the blend to between about 33 degrees Celsius and about 34 degrees Celsius.
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A hydrogel material comprising:
- a first triblock polymer having a formula ABA;
- and
- a second triblock polymer having a formula AmaBAma,
- wherein:
- A is a first polymer;
- B is a second polymer;
- and
- Ama is a methacrylate of the first polymer,
- wherein the material is formed by:
- (a) providing the first triblock polymer;
- (b) blending the second triblock polymer with the first triblock polymer, forming a blend;
- and
- (c) heating the blend to between about 33 degrees Celsius and about 34 degrees Celsius.
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