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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Mar. 24, 2020
Filed:
Dec. 05, 2017
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (US);
Randall Morgan Erb, Newton, MA (US);
Melissa Krebs, Englewood, CO (US);
Tyler Hall, Boxford, MA (US);
Kelli Ann Lynch, Fort Collins, CO (US);
Conor Michael Doyle, Sherborn, MA (US);
Isabel Welch, Uxbridge, MA (US);
Peter Christensen, Ridgefield, CT (US);
Northeastern University, Boston, MA (US);
Colorado School of Mines, Golden, CO (US);
Abstract
Augmented three-dimensional (3D) printing systems and methods for constructing and mineralizing a hydrogel structure with defined geometry are disclosed. One example embodiment is a system for three-dimensional printing and mineralizing a polymer. The system includes a three-dimensional printer unit with a syringe extruder, a fluid delivery system operatively coupled to the three-dimensional printer unit, and a control unit. The control unit is operatively coupled to the three-dimensional printer unit and fluid delivery system, and is configured to (i) cause the three-dimensional printer unit to print a portion of a three-dimensional polymer object, (ii) cause the fluid delivery system to flush the portion of the three-dimensional polymer object with a fluid to mineralize the portion of the three-dimensional polymer object, and (iii) cause the three-dimensional printer unit to print a subsequent portion of the three-dimensional polymer object. Applications of embodiments include manufacturing of tooth, bone, and other biomaterial articles.