Synthesis of biocompatible BSA-GMA and two-photon polymerization of 3D hydrogels with free radical type I photoinitiator
Although the development of three-dimensional (3D) printing technology is growing rapidly in the biomedical field, it remains a challenge to achieve arbitrary 3D structures with high resolution and high efficiency. Protein hydrogels fabricated by twophoton polymerization (TPP) have excellent mechanical properties, high precision, and 3D architecture. However, a large number of the amino acid group in bovine serum albumin (BSA) would be consumed when the protein-based hydrogels use dyes of free radical type II photoinitiators. In this study, we use glycidyl methacrylate (GMA) to modify BSA molecules to obtain a series of BSA-GMA materials, allowing the protein material to be two-photon polymerized with a water-soluble free radical type I photoinitiator. The precisely controllable 3D structure of the BSA-GMA hydrogel was fabricated by adjusting the concentration of the precursor solution, the degree of methacrylation, and the processing parameters of the TPP technique. Importantly, BSA-GMA materials are free of acidic hazardous substances. Meanwhile, the water-soluble initiator lithium phenyl (2,4,6-trimethylbenzoyl) phosphite (LAP) allows TPP on the vinyl group of the GMA chain and thus without consuming its amino acid group. The as-prepared BSA-GMA hydrogel structure exhibits excellent autofluorescence imaging, pH responsiveness, and biocompatibility, which would provide new avenues for potential applications in tissue engineering and biomedical fields to meet specific biological requirements.
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