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A High-Absorbance Water-Soluble Photoinitiator Nanoparticle for Hydrogel 3D Printing: Synthesis, Characterization and in Vitro Cytotoxicity Study Publisher Pubmed



Ghazali HS1 ; Askari E2 ; Seyfoori A2 ; Naghib SM1
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  1. 1. Nanotechnology Department, School of Advanced Technologies, Iran University of Science and Technology, Tehran, Iran
  2. 2. Biomaterials and Tissue Engineering Department, Breast Cancer Research Center, Motamed Cancer Institute, ACECR, Tehran, Iran

Source: Scientific Reports Published:2023


Abstract

Light-based hydrogel crosslinking is a new approach in rapid and high-resolution 3D printing; however, using this method in tissue engineering is challenging due to the toxicity of photoinitiators, their solvents, and their low efficiency. Herein, a novel, water-soluble photoinitiator with high efficiency in light-based 3D printing is introduced. Low-cost photoinitator, 2,4,6-trimethylbenzoylphenyl phosphinate, is converted into nanoparticles via a microemulsion method and dispersed in water. Cell toxicity assays were performed to prove that these nanoparticles are non-toxic and can be used in biomedical applications. Finally, the nanoparticles were utilized in the high-accuracy 3D printing of hydrogels. The results of this study indicate that these particles are potent to be used in bioprinting. © 2023, The Author(s).