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MATERIALS
Volume 10, Issue 10, Pages -Publisher
MDPI
DOI: 10.3390/ma10101123
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3D plotting; porous scaffolds; poly(epsilon-caprolactone); hydroxyapatite; cytocompatibility
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- Ministry of Health & Welfare, Republic of Korea [HI11C0388, HI13C1501]
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We produced poro-us poly(epsilon-caprolactone) (PCL)/hydroxyapatite (HA) composite scaffolds for bone regeneration, which can have a tailored macro/micro-porous structure with high mechanical properties and excellent in vitro bioactivity using non-solvent-induced phase separation (NIPS)-based 3D plotting. This innovative 3D plotting technique can create highly microporous PCL/HA composite filaments by inducing unique phase separation in PCL/HA solutions through the non-solvent-solvent exchange phenomenon. The PCL/HA composite scaffolds produced with various HA contents (0 wt %, 10 wt %, 15 wt %, and 20 wt %) showed that PCL/HA composite struts with highly microporous structures were well constructed in a controlled periodic pattern. Similar levels of overall porosity (similar to 78 vol %) and pore size (similar to 248 mu m) were observed for all the PCL/HA composite scaffolds, which would be highly beneficial to bone tissue regeneration. Mechanical properties, such as ultimate tensile strength and compressive yield strength, increased with an increase in HA content. In addition, incorporating bioactive HA particles into the PCL polymer led to remarkable enhancements in in vitro apatite-forming ability.
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