Design of highly stabilized nanocomposite inks based on biodegradable polymer-matrix and gold nanoparticles for Inkjet Printing

Begines, Belen; Alcudia, Ana; Aguilera-Velazquez, Raul; Martinez, Guillermo; He, Yinfeng; Wildman, Ricky; Sayagues, Maria-Jesus; Jimenez-Ruiz, Aila; Prado-Gotor, Rafael

Abstract

Nowadays there is a worldwide growing interest in the Inkjet Printing technology owing to its potentially high levels of geometrical complexity, personalization and resolution. There is also social concern about usage, disposal and accumulation of plastic materials. In this work, it is shown that sugar-based biodegradable polyurethane polymers exhibit outstanding properties as polymer-matrix for gold nanoparticles composites. These materials could reach exceptional stabilization levels, and demonstrated potential as novel robust inks for Inkjet based Printing. Furthermore, a physical comparison among different polymers is discussed based on stability and printability experiments to search for the best ink candidate. The University of Seville logo was printed by employing those inks, and the presence of gold was confirmed by ToF-SIMS. This approach has the potential to open new routes and applications for fabrication of enhanced biomedical nanometallic-sensors using stabilized AuNP.

Citation

Begines, B., Alcudia, A., Aguilera-Velazquez, R., Martinez, G., He, Y., Wildman, R., …Prado-Gotor, R. (2019). Design of highly stabilized nanocomposite inks based on biodegradable polymer-matrix and gold nanoparticles for Inkjet Printing. Scientific Reports, 9, Article 16097. https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52314-2

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Oct 10, 2019
• Online Publication Date: Nov 6, 2019
• Publication Date: Nov 6, 2019
• Deposit Date: Oct 25, 2019
• Publicly Available Date: Oct 25, 2019
• Journal: Scientific Reports
• Print ISSN: 2045-2322
• Electronic ISSN: 2045-2322
• Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 9
• Article Number: 16097
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-019-52314-2
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/2964621
• Additional Information: Received: 29 April 2019; Accepted: 10 October 2019; First Online: 6 November 2019; : The authors declare no competing interests.