Laurent Mollet

Laurent Mollet

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Academic Career Length

8Years (2019-Present)

(Calculated once Scilit publication data is synced: current year − year of first publication + 1)

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13 June 2019 in Pharmaceutics
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PAPetra Arany
Petra Arany
EREszter Roka
Eszter Roka
LMLaurent Mollet
Laurent Mollet
Anthony William ColemanAnthony William Coleman
Anthony William Coleman
FPFlorent Perret
Florent Perret
Dr Bácskay Katalin IldikóDr Bácskay Katalin Ildikó
Dr Bácskay Katalin Ildikó
3D printing is attracting considerable interest for its capacity to produce prototypes and small production runs rapidly. Fused deposit modeling (FDM) was used to produce polyvalent test plates for investigation of the physical, chemical, and in-vitro biological properties of printed materials. The polyvalent test plates (PVTPs) are poly-lactic acid cylinders, 14 mm in diameter and 3 mm in height. The polymer ester backbone was surface modified by a series of ramified and linear oligoamines to increase its hydrophilicity and introduce a positive charge. The chemical modification was verified by FT-IR spectroscopy, showing the introduction of amide and amine functions, and contact angle measurements confirmed increased hydrophilicity. Morphology studies (SEM, optical microscopy) indicated that the modification of PVTP possessed a planar morphology with small pits. Positron annihilation lifetime spectroscopy demonstrated that the polymeric free volume decreased on modification. An MTT-based prolonged cytotoxicity test using Caco-2 cells showed that the PVTPs are non-toxic at the cellular level. The presence of surface oligoamines on the PVTPs reduced biofilm formation by Candida albicans SC5314 significantly. The results demonstrate that 3D printed objects may be modified at their surface by a simple amidation reaction, resulting in a reduced propensity for biofilm colonization and cellular toxicity.

1 January 2020
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PAPetra Arany
Petra Arany
IPIldikó Papp
Ildikó Papp
MZMarianna Zichar
Marianna Zichar
IBIstván Budai
István Budai
MBMónika Béres
Mónika Béres
Dr Bácskay Katalin IldikóDr Bácskay Katalin Ildikó
Dr Bácskay Katalin Ildikó