Investigação da bioatividade e das propriedades termo-físico-mecânicas de resinas vegetais e sua processabilidade na fabricação aditiva (3D)

Abstract

With the development of three-dimensional (3D) printing technologies for rapid prototyping, new materials are constantly being researched, but not all of them have the necessary characteristics to be used for this purpose. The cost of the commonly used materials and their limitations of application and reuse are aspects that must be taken into account, and involve the search for low cost materials with adequate thermo-mechanical characteristics as well as manufacturing, recycling, biodegradability and that come from sources renewable sources. Empirically, the history of pharmacy and medicine is known to use medicinal plants due to its bioactive properties, recently the scientific evidence of the use of the substances resulting from its secondary metabolism justifies this statement. Withing this context, the general objective of this thesis was to evaluate the bioactivity of the plant resins of Stirax benzoin, Commiphora myrrha and Boswellia papyrifera against the microorganisms Escherichia coli, Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Staphylococcus aureus, and Candida albicans through diffusion methodology In agar, and also verify its possibility of application as 3D printing materials through the evaluation of its thermal and physical-mechanical properties. The filaments were made by Hot Melt Extrusion (HME) and later printed by Fused Deposition Modeling (FDM). The obtained materials were characterized by visible ultraviolet (UV-vis), Fourier transform infrared spectroscopy (FTIR), X rays diffraction (DRX) and differential scanning calorimetry) in addition mechanical resistance to traction and compression tests were also performed. As a result, the materials inhibited the growth of the pathogens organisms under study, as well as exhibited suitable characteristics of extrusion and 3D printing using the technique Fused Deposition Modeling.