Poly (L-lactic acid)

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• Published Subscription 7 Nov 2022

  Development of PLLA-based Bio Inks Applicable in the Medical Field

  By Sara Crivellin, Samuel Diógenes Azevedo de Souza, Mylena Stefani, Maria Ingrid Rocha Barbosa Schiavon, André Luiz Jardini, Rubens Maciel Filho, Viktor Oswavldo Cárdenas Concha

  Abstract: Some synthetic polymers, such as Poly (L-lactic acid) (PLLA), are interesting to use in 3D bioprinting because they can have adaptable and resilient mechanical properties that also facilitate bioprinting processes. PLLA is a biocompatible polymer which makes it very interesting for medical applications, it is an aliphatic polyester obtained from α-hydroxy acids in different ways: ring-opening polymerization, and direct polycondensation. The use of one path over the other depends on …

  Published in Nano Trends – A Journal of Nano Technology & Its Applications · Vol. 24, Issue 2, 2022 · pp. 38–46 Read article →