| Title: |
Hybrid direct ink writing of silicone-based emulsions for advanced Biosilicate® scaffolds |
| Authors: |
Diamanti V.; Elsayed H.; Bernardo E. |
| Contributors: |
Diamanti, V.; Elsayed, H.; Bernardo, E. |
| Publisher Information: |
Elsevier Ltd |
| Publication Year: |
2026 |
| Collection: |
Padua Research Archive (IRIS - Università degli Studi di Padova) |
| Subject Terms: |
Direct Ink Writing; Emulsion; Infiltration; Photopolymerization; Polymer-derived-ceramics |
| Description: |
Preceramic polymer emulsions have recently shown great potential in the production of ceramics featuring a glassy matrix owing to their ability to achieve a high degree of homogenization of fillers, here introduced as aqueous solutions. The present study seeks to extend this strategy to the class of glass-ceramic materials, specifically targeting the Biosilicate® composition. Silicone blends are successfully developed and combined with Direct Ink Writing and thermal treatment in air to fabricate highly porous biosilicate-like scaffolds (up to 94 % total porosity) with outstanding strength-to-density ratios. Firing under nitrogen atmosphere is also explored focusing on its effects on the crystalline phase assemblage, morphology, and physical properties of the scaffolds. Lastly, two post-processing strategies, involving bioresin coating and infiltration respectively, are investigated to mechanically reinforce the air-synthesized polymer-derived scaffolds. |
| Document Type: |
article in journal/newspaper |
| Language: |
English |
| Relation: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/wos/WOS:001652571000001; volume:46; issue:7; journal:JOURNAL OF THE EUROPEAN CERAMIC SOCIETY; https://hdl.handle.net/11577/3574667 |
| DOI: |
10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.118105 |
| Availability: |
https://hdl.handle.net/11577/3574667; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jeurceramsoc.2025.118105 |
| Rights: |
info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess ; license:Creative commons ; license uri:http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/ |
| Accession Number: |
edsbas.A22F2DDC |
| Database: |
BASE |