A new trend of using poly(vinyl alcohol) in 3D and 4D printing technologies: Process and applications

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

3-1-2022

Abstract

Recently, 3D/4D printing technologies have been the researchers' interest, and they are getting improved more important. They are applicable in various fields like medical fields, pharmaceutics, construction, tissue engineering, dentistry, water treatment, etc. These technologies overcame the difficulty of the conventional methods in producing complicated structures. They can be fed by different materials such as nanomaterials, smart polymers, responsive polymers, metamaterials, synthetic polymers, natural polymers, and so forth. One of the smart and stimuli-responsive polymers is poly(vinyl alcohol) (PVA). In addition to numerous applications of PVA like medicine, environmental fields, etc., researchers are showing a tendency to use PVA in 3D/4D printing technologies. The main reasons for PVA's increased interest in 3D/4D printing technologies are suitable flowability, stimuli-responsivity, extrudability, biocompatibility, biodegradability, cost-effectiveness, and other features. This review aims to introduce the 3D/4D printing technologies' knowledge and then the applications of PVA as a feed in these novel technologies.

Identifier

85124249113 (Scopus)

Publication Title

Advances in Colloid and Interface Science

External Full Text Location

https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cis.2022.102605

ISSN

00018686

PubMed ID

35144173

Volume

301

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