TY - JOUR A1 - Bernardino, R. A1 - Wirth, C. A1 - Stares, S.L. A1 - Salmoria, G.V. A1 - Hotza, D. A1 - Günster, Jens T1 - Manufacturing of SiO2-Coated b-TCP Structures by 3D Printing using a Preceramic Polymer as Printing Binder and Silica Source N2 - Tricalcium phosphate (b-TCP) can be used as bone graft, exhibiting suitable bioabsorption and osteoconduction properties. The presence of silica may induce the formation of a hydroxyapatite layer, enhancing the integration between implant and bone tissue. Preceramic polymers present silicon in their composition, being a source of SiO2 after thermal treatment. Using the versatility of 3D printing, b-TCP and a polysiloxane were combined to manufacture a bulkb-TCP with a silica coating. For the additive manufacturing process, PMMA powder was used as passive binder for the b-TCP particles, and polymethylsilsesquioxane (MK), dissolved in an organic solvent, was used both as a printing binder (ink) and as the source of SiO2 for the coating. Five distinct coating compositions were printed with increasing amounts of MK. The structures were then submitted to heat treatment at 1180 °C for 4 h. XRD and FTIR showed no chemical reaction between the calcium phosphate and silica. SEM allowed observation of a silicon-based ating on the structure surface. Mechanical strength of the sintered porous structures was within the range of that of trabecular bones. KW - Tricalcium Phosphate KW - 3D-Printing KW - Preceramic polymer KW - Bone regeneration PY - 2018 U6 - https://doi.org/10.4416/JCST2017-00056 VL - 9 IS - 1 SP - 37 EP - 41 PB - Göller Verlag CY - 76532 Baden-Baden AN - OPUS4-45715 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER - TY - JOUR A1 - Wang, X. A1 - Schmidt, Franziska A1 - Gurlo, A. T1 - Fabrication of polymer-derived ceramics with hierarchical porosities by freeze casting assisted by thiol-ene click chemistry and HF etching N2 - The freeze casting technique assisted with cryo thiol-ene photopolymerization is successfully employed for the fabrication of macroporous polymer-derived silicon oxycarbide with highly aligned porosity. It is demonstrated that the free radical initiated thiol-ene click reaction effectively cross-linked the vinyl-containing liquid polysiloxanes into infusible thermosets even at low temperatures. Furthermore, mixed solution- and suspension-based freeze casting is employed by adding silica nanopowders. SiOC/SiO2 foams with almost perfect cylindrical shapes are obtained, demonstrating that the presence of nano-SiO2 does not restrict the complete photoinduced cross-linking. The post-pyrolysis HF acid treatments of produced SiOC monoliths yields hierarchical porosities, with SiOC/SiO2 nanocomposites after etching demonstrating the highest specific surface area of 494 m2/g and pore sizes across the macro-, meso- and micropores ranges. The newly developed approach gives a versatile solution for the fabrication of bulk polymer-derived ceramics with controlled porosity. KW - Freeze casting KW - Preceramic polymer KW - Hierarchical porosities KW - Thiol-ene click chemistry KW - Frozen state photopolymerization PY - 2019 U6 - https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2019.09.038 SN - 0955-2219 VL - 40 IS - 2 SP - 315 EP - 323 PB - Elsevier AN - OPUS4-49172 LA - eng AD - Bundesanstalt fuer Materialforschung und -pruefung (BAM), Berlin, Germany ER -