Mechanical and biological evaluation of 3D printed 10CeTZP-Al2O3 structures
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Type
Journal Article
Abstract
Three-dimensional structures were robocasted from a 10 mol% ceria-stabilized zirconia and alumina composite (10CeTZP-Al2O3). A hydrogel-based printable ink was developed using a unique non-ionic copolymer surfactant. Self-supporting and free-standing structures, including round lattices with interconnected pores (200–600 μm pores; 30–50% porosity), rectangular bars (95% density on average) and cones were successfully printed. The round lattices of 200 μm pores and 30% porosity showed compression strengths similar to those of cortical bone, reaching almost 200 MPa. The maximum flexural strength value attained for the rectangular bars was 575 MPa. In vitro biological studies demonstrated that the samples allow for practically 100% cell viability, confirming their non-cytotoxic nature. Cell differentiation tests were performed using osteoblasts incubated for 7 days in supplemented cell culture medium. Quantification of specific osseous differentiation genes showed that the robocasted structures induced a higher degree of osseous differentiation than tissue culture polystyrene.
Date Issued
2017-03-18
Date Acceptance
2017-03-04
Citation
Journal of the European Ceramic Society, 2017, 37 (9), pp.3151-3158
ISSN
0955-2219
Publisher
Elsevier
Start Page
3151
End Page
3158
Journal / Book Title
Journal of the European Ceramic Society
Volume
37
Issue
9
Copyright Statement
© 2017 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved. This manuscript is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Sponsor
Engineering & Physical Science Research Council (EPSRC)
Identifier
http://gateway.webofknowledge.com/gateway/Gateway.cgi?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=PARTNER_APP&SrcAuth=LinksAMR&KeyUT=WOS:000401596300017&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=ALL_WOS&UsrCustomerID=1ba7043ffcc86c417c072aa74d649202
Grant Number
EP/K01658X/1
Subjects
Science & Technology
Technology
Materials Science, Ceramics
Materials Science
3D Printing
Robocasting
Ceramic composites
Scaffolds
Osseous differentiation
CE-TZP/AL2O3 NANOCOMPOSITE
MARTENSITIC-TRANSFORMATION
THERMAL-PROPERTIES
PART I
SCAFFOLDS
ZIRCONIA
CERAMICS
DIFFERENTIATION
STRENGTH
LOAD
Materials
0912 Materials Engineering
Publication Status
Published