Doped Halloysite Nanotubes for Use in the 3D Printing of Medical Devices
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Materials
2.2. Methods
2.2.1. Vacuum Loading of Gentamicin
2.2.2. Preparation of PLA Filaments
2.2.3. PLA Filament Extrusion
2.2.4. 3D Printing
2.2.5. Gentamicin Release Profile
2.2.6. Bacterial Cultures
2.2.7. Liquid Broth Cultures
2.2.8. Statistical Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Fabrication of Antibacterial Disks and Filaments
3.2. SEM Analysis
3.3. Growth Inhibition Studies
3.4. Drug Release Profile
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Acknowledgments
Author Contributions
Conflicts of Interest
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Weisman, J.A.; Jammalamadaka, U.; Tappa, K.; Mills, D.K. Doped Halloysite Nanotubes for Use in the 3D Printing of Medical Devices. Bioengineering 2017, 4, 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4040096
Weisman JA, Jammalamadaka U, Tappa K, Mills DK. Doped Halloysite Nanotubes for Use in the 3D Printing of Medical Devices. Bioengineering. 2017; 4(4):96. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4040096
Chicago/Turabian StyleWeisman, Jeffery A., Udayabhanu Jammalamadaka, Karthik Tappa, and David K. Mills. 2017. "Doped Halloysite Nanotubes for Use in the 3D Printing of Medical Devices" Bioengineering 4, no. 4: 96. https://doi.org/10.3390/bioengineering4040096