Journal
BIOFABRICATION
Volume 4, Issue 2, Pages -Publisher
IOP PUBLISHING LTD
DOI: 10.1088/1758-5082/4/2/025003
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- Advance Ceramics Research
- Bone Tissue Engineering Center at Carnegie Mellon University
- University of Texas at San Antonio
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Bone tissue engineering scaffolds composed of poly(D,L-lactide: glycolide) (DL-PLGA) and beta-tricalcium phosphate (beta-TCP) nanocomposites were prepared and characterized. Scaffolds with two specific architectures were produced via fused deposition modeling (FDM), a type of extrusion freeform fabrication. Microfilaments deposited at angles of 0 degrees and 90 degrees were designated as the 'simple' scaffold architecture, while those deposited at angles alternating between 0 degrees, 90 degrees, 45 degrees and -45 degrees were designated as the 'complex' scaffold architecture. In addition, the simple and complex scaffolds were coated with hydroxyapatite (HA). The surface morphology of the scaffolds was assessed before and after HA coating and uniform distribution of HA coating on the surface was observed by scanning electron microscopy. The scaffolds were implanted into rabbit femoral unicortical bone defects according to four treatment groups based on pore structure and HA coating. After 6 and 12 weeks, scaffolds and host bone were recovered and processed for histology. Data suggest that all configurations of the scaffolds integrated with the host bone and were biocompatible and thus may offer an exciting new scaffold platform for delivery of biologicals for bone regeneration.
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