Fabrication and characterization of three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds based on alginate, methyl cellulose and chitosan, for tissue engineering applications

• Main Author: Φερμανή, Μαρία
• Other Authors: Fermani, Maria
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: Βιοϊατρική μηχανική; Τρισδιάστατη εκτύπωση; Μηχανική ιστών; Biomedical engineering; 3D Printing-tissue engineering

This postgraduate thesis explored the preparation and printing of hydrogel inks composed of alginate calcium, methyl cellulose, chitosan or trimethyl chitosan and bioactive glass as fillers to manufacture bone scaffolds. In the first part of the study, a low-cost 3D hydrogel printer was developed b...