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

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，使合成聚合物解决方案的合成支架生产实现自动化。加法制造，也被称为3D打印，是一种很有前途的方法，可以自动化制造具有复杂结构的医疗设备，如生物支架。基于我们在生物支架制造和工业规模聚合物合成方面的专业知识，3D打印工艺和油墨配方将得到优化。这项提案将评估合成的可生物降解生物支架是否可以通过3D打印来促进具有成本效益的生产过程。3D打印还可以方便地更改设计。因此，该项目的成功可能会带来这种生物材料未来的更多应用。****

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. ****