New Product: AKiNAfil™ 3D Printer Filament

Conventional 3D printing filament either consists of non-degradable polymers such as Acrylonitrile butadiene styrene (ABS) or slowly degradable polymers such as high molecular weight polylactide (PLA) or Polyethylene terephthalate glycol (PETG). The PLA conventionally used in 3D printers has a degradation time of several decades which may be useful for environmental composting considerations but is not useful for biomedical applications which need resorption times in weeks to months. For biomedical applications, resorbable PLGA provides superior performance.

Using a custom-modified Filabot EX2 extrusion kit with extrusion under argon flush conditions, Akina, Inc. has reformatted bioresorbable polymers to standardized 1.7 mm filament available in a variety of lengths including 6-meter sections (~15-18g) and 1-meter sections (~2-3g). These coils are packed with protective desiccant and are unspooled for customers to use with any spool of their choice. The materials contain an FDA generally regarded as safe (GRAS) plasticizer (acetyltriethylcitrate, ATEC) to improve processability. These polymers have been modified for use in most conventional 3D printers. See more  here https://akinainc.com/polyscitech/products/akinafil/index.php