Porosity of 3D biomaterial scaffolds and osteogenesis

V Karageorgiou, D Kaplan - Biomaterials, 2005 - Elsevier
Porosity and pore size of biomaterial scaffolds play a critical role in bone formation in vitro
and in vivo. This review explores the state of knowledge regarding the relationship between …

An overview of polylactides as packaging materials

R Auras, B Harte, S Selke - Macromolecular bioscience, 2004 - Wiley Online Library
Polylactide polymers have gained enormous attention as a replacement for conventional
synthetic packaging materials in the last decade. By being truly biodegradable, derived from …

A review of the mechanical behavior of CaP and CaP/polymer composites for applications in bone replacement and repair

AJW Johnson, BA Herschler - Acta biomaterialia, 2011 - Elsevier
Repair of load-bearing defects resulting from disease or trauma remains a critical barrier for
bone tissue engineering. Calcium phosphate (CaP) scaffolds are among the most …

Poly (lactide-co-glycolide)/hydroxyapatite composite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

SS Kim, MS Park, O Jeon, CY Choi, BS Kim - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
Biodegradable polymer/bioceramic composite scaffolds can overcome the limitations of
conventional ceramic bone substitutes such as brittleness and difficulty in shaping …

3D artificial bones for bone repair prepared by computed tomography-guided fused deposition modeling for bone repair

N Xu, X Ye, D Wei, J Zhong, Y Chen… - ACS applied materials …, 2014 - ACS Publications
The medical community has expressed significant interest in the development of new types
of artificial bones that mimic natural bones. In this study, computed tomography (CT)-guided …

Bioinert, biodegradable and injectable polymeric matrix composites for hard tissue replacement: state of the art and recent developments

JF Mano, RA Sousa, LF Boesel, NM Neves… - Composites Science and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The present review paper examines the use of different types of polymeric matrix composites
in hard tissue replacement applications. The review presents the actual state of the art in the …

Osteoinductive biomaterials—properties and relevance in bone repair

P Habibovic, K de Groot - Journal of tissue engineering and …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The need for bone tissue regeneration is continuously expanding due to the improvement of
life quality and the consequent increase in life expectancy. Although natural bone grafts …

Precipitation casting of polycaprolactone for applications in tissue engineering and drug delivery

AGA Coombes, SC Rizzi, M Williamson, JE Barralet… - Biomaterials, 2004 - Elsevier
Microporous materials have been produced by gradual precipitation from solutions of poly (ε-
caprolactone)(PCL) in acetone induced by solvent extraction across a semi-permeable PCL …

Calcium orthophosphate-based biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials

SV Dorozhkin - Journal of Materials Science, 2009 - Springer
In this review article, the state-of-the-art of calcium orthophosphate-based biocomposites
and hybrid biomaterials suitable for biomedical applications is presented. This subject …

Isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization behavior of poly (L-lactic acid): Effects of stereocomplex as nucleating agent

H Tsuji, H Takai, SK Saha - Polymer, 2006 - Elsevier
The effects of incorporated poly (d-lactic acid)(PDLA) as poly (lactic acid)(PLA)
stereocomplex crystallites on the isothermal and non-isothermal crystallization behavior of …