34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials - ESB 2025, Turin (Italy). 07-11 September 2025
Spanish layman's summary:
Los hidrogeles son materiales muy utilizados en medicina regenerativa por su biocompatibilidad y capacidad para imitar tejidos blandos. Sin embargo, su debilidad mecánica limita su uso en aplicaciones estructurales como las prótesis ortopédicas. Este estudio propone una solución híbrida: combinar hidrogeles derivados de plasma humano, funcionalizados con un nanomaterial bactericida, e introducirlos en andamiajes resistentes fabricados mediante impresión 3D por estereolitografía.
English layman's summary:
Hydrogels are widely used in regenerative medicine for their biocompatibility and ability to mimic soft tissues. However, their poor mechanical strength limits their application in structural or load-bearing contexts like orthopedic prostheses. This study explores a hybrid strategy: embedding plasma-derived hydrogels functionalized with a bactericidal nanomaterial into robust 3D-printed scaffolds made via stereolithography.
Keywords: Stereolithography, Bactericidal Hydrogel, Mechanical Properties
Publication date: 07-Sep-2025.
Citation:
S. López de Armentia, E. Paz, Y. Ballesteros, J.C. del Real-Romero, C. Martín, "Hybrid 3D-Printed Scaffolds with Bactericidal Hydrogels Loaded with Graphene Oxide for Dual Structural and Antimicrobial Performance", presented at 34th Annual Conference of the European Society for Biomaterials - ESB 2025, Turin, Italy, 07-11 September 2025
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