Automated manufacturing of biodegradable scaffolds with low-cost 3D printers

使用低成本 3D 打印机自动化制造可生物降解支架

• 批准号: 534085-2018
• 负责人: Zhang, Boyang
• 金额: $ 1.82万
• 依托单位: McMaster University
• 依托单位国家: 加拿大
• 项目类别: Engage Grants Program
• 财政年份: 2018
• 资助国家: 加拿大
• 起止时间: 2018-01-01 至 2019-12-31
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://www.nserc-crsng.gc.ca/ase-oro/Details-Detailles_eng.asp?id=669649
• 关键词: Automated; manufacturing; biodegradable; scaffolds; low

GL-Chemtech is a biomanufacturing company that specializes in polymer and biomaterial synthesis. To expand the manufacturing capability and complete the production process from raw materials to final products, GL-Chemtech is interested in developing advanced manufacturing techniques to automate the production of synthetic scaffolds from synthesized polymer solutions. Additive manufacturing, also called 3D printing, is a promising approach to automate the manufacturing of medical devices with complex structures, such as bio-scaffolds. Build on our expertise on the biofabrication of bioscaffold and industrial-scale polymer synthesis, a 3D printing process and a formulation of inks will be optimized. This proposal will evaluate whether synthetic biodegradable bioscaffolds can be 3D printed to facilitate a cost-effective production process. 3D printing will also allow easy design change. Therefore, success in this project could lead to additional future applications with this biomaterial. ****

GL-Chemtech 是一家专门从事聚合物和生物材料合成的生物制造公司。为了扩大制造能力并完成从原材料到最终产品的生产过程，GL-Chemtech 有兴趣开发先进的制造技术，以利用合成聚合物溶液自动化生产合成支架。增材制造，也称为 3D 打印，是一种有前途的自动化制造具有复杂结构的医疗设备（例如生物支架）的方法。基于我们在生物支架生物制造和工业规模聚合物合成方面的专业知识，我们将优化 3D 打印工艺和油墨配方。该提案将评估是否可以 3D 打印合成的可生物降解生物支架，以促进具有成本效益的生产过程。 3D 打印还可以轻松更改设计。因此，该项目的成功可能会导致这种生物材料在未来的更多应用。 ****