3D printable biopolymers as pelvic floor scaffolds
Our polyvinyl alcohol feedstock was prepared through carbic anhydride functionalization, UV curing during direct ink writing, and base treatment. The scaffold exhibited mechanical properties similar to pelvic floor tissue.
Authors
- Johnny Yi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7480-6344)
- Elizabeth J. Brisbois (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9283-5448)
- M. Taylor Sobczak (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-0228-6658)
- Hitesh Handa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9369-7374)
- Natalie Crutchfield (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0002-9549-501X)
- Kenan Song (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0447-2449)
- Xiao Sun (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8802-2957)
- Jessica Naomi Lancaster (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0398-9988)
- Jeffrey L. Cornella
- Yang Liu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1346-9321)
- Yuxiang Zhu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5688-5600)
- Churan Yu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5483-2580)
- Xianqiao Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2461-3015)
- Liang Liang
- Jixin Hou (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7425-1510)
- Lindsay B. Chambers
- Tiffany V. Pulido
- Taylor G. Theobald
- Carly R. Stoll
- Heather McIlwee
Institutions
- Northeastern University (US)
- University of Georgia (US)
- University of Maryland Upper Chesapeake Health (US)
- Mayo Clinic in Arizona (US)
- Mayo Clinic Hospital (US)
- Regenerative Medicine Institute (MX)
- Ubitech (Greece) (GR)
- Arizona State University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Polymer Chemistry
- Published
- 2024-12-03
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1039/d4py01103a
- Primary Topic
- Pelvic floor disorders treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- National Science Foundation
- Medtronic
- University of Warwick
- Fonds National de la Recherche Luxembourg
- Coloplast
- Qatar National Research Fund
- Division of Emerging Frontiers in Research and Innovation
- Air Force Office of Scientific Research