Light processable starch hydrogels

Authors

  • Camilla Noè Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, University of Torino, Turin
  • Chiara Tonda-Turo Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm
  • Annalisa Chiappone Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, University of Torino, Turin
  • Marco Sangermano Politecnico di Torino, Dipartimento di Scienza Applicata e Tecnologia, University of Torino, Turin
  • Minna Hakkarainen Department of Fibre and Polymer Technology, KTH Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4081/bse.184

Keywords:

Hydrogels, UV-curing, starch

Abstract

Light processable hydrogels were successfully fabricated by utilizing maize starch as raw material. Increasing the starch content from 10 to 15 wt% increased the compressive stiffness from 13 to 20 kPa, which covers the stiffness of different body tissues.

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Published

29-09-2021

Issue

Vol. 2 No. 1 (2021)

Section

Communications

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How to Cite

Light processable starch hydrogels. (2021). Biomedical Science and Engineering, 2(1). https://doi.org/10.4081/bse.184