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Improved Neovascularization of PEGT/PBT Copolymer Matrices in Response to Surface Modification by Biomimetic Coating
3D Printing of Poly(lactic acid)
© Springer International Publishing AG 2017. Poly(lactic acid) has received considerable interest in biopolymer-related research because of its excellent biocompatibility and sustainability. With the advent of new processing routes based on additive manufacturing technologies – commonly called 3D printing – applications of PLA have become more and more widespread, especially in the biomedical field (e.g., as scaffolds for tissue engineering). This review focuses on three of the most important additive manufacturing routes: extrusion-based 3D printing techniques, powder-based laser sintering, and stereolithography. For each of these methods, we discuss the processing conditions and their effect on the end use of PLA.status: publishe