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Three-Dimensional Printing of Bisphenol A-Free Polycarbonates

Zhu, Wei ; Pyo, Sang Hyun LU ; Wang, Pengrui ; You, Shangting ; Yu, Claire ; Alido, Jeffrey ; Liu, Justin ; Leong, Yew and Chen, Shaochen (2018) In ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces 10(6). p.5331-5339
Abstract

Polycarbonates are widely used in food packages, drink bottles, and various healthcare products such as dental sealants and tooth coatings. However, bisphenol A (BPA) and phosgene used in the production of commercial polycarbonates pose major concerns to public health safety. Here, we report a green pathway to prepare BPA-free polycarbonates (BFPs) by thermal ring-opening polymerization and photopolymerization. Polycarbonates prepared from two cyclic carbonates in different mole ratios demonstrated tunable mechanical stiffness, excellent thermal stability, and high optical transparency. Three-dimensional (3D) printing of the new BFPs was demonstrated using a two-photon laser direct writing system and a rapid 3D optical projection... (More)

Polycarbonates are widely used in food packages, drink bottles, and various healthcare products such as dental sealants and tooth coatings. However, bisphenol A (BPA) and phosgene used in the production of commercial polycarbonates pose major concerns to public health safety. Here, we report a green pathway to prepare BPA-free polycarbonates (BFPs) by thermal ring-opening polymerization and photopolymerization. Polycarbonates prepared from two cyclic carbonates in different mole ratios demonstrated tunable mechanical stiffness, excellent thermal stability, and high optical transparency. Three-dimensional (3D) printing of the new BFPs was demonstrated using a two-photon laser direct writing system and a rapid 3D optical projection printer to produce structures possessing complex high-resolution geometries. Seeded C3H10T1/2 cells also showed over 95% viability with potential applications in biological studies. By combining biocompatible BFPs with 3D printing, novel safe and high-performance biomedical devices and healthcare products could be developed with broad long-term benefits to society.

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3D printing, biomedical devices, bisphenol A-free polycarbonate, BPA, continuous 3D projection printing, healthcare products, photopolymerization, two-photon laser direct writing
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ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces
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10
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9 pages
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The American Chemical Society (ACS)
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  • scopus:85042092326
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1944-8244
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10.1021/acsami.7b18312
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English
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  author       = {{Zhu, Wei and Pyo, Sang Hyun and Wang, Pengrui and You, Shangting and Yu, Claire and Alido, Jeffrey and Liu, Justin and Leong, Yew and Chen, Shaochen}},
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  language     = {{eng}},
  month        = {{02}},
  number       = {{6}},
  pages        = {{5331--5339}},
  publisher    = {{The American Chemical Society (ACS)}},
  series       = {{ACS Applied Materials and Interfaces}},
  title        = {{Three-Dimensional Printing of Bisphenol A-Free Polycarbonates}},
  url          = {{http://dx.doi.org/10.1021/acsami.7b18312}},
  doi          = {{10.1021/acsami.7b18312}},
  volume       = {{10}},
  year         = {{2018}},
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