The Effects of Mold Design on the Pore Morphology of Polymers Produced with MuCell® Technology

In this study two molds were designed and used in MuCell (R) technology to generate implants with a porous structure. To arrive the desired pore structure many process parameters were investigated for indicating the effects of process parameters on the pore morphology. This process parameter investigation was performed on each mold respectively, so that the influences of the mold design on the pore morphology have been researched by the same process parameter setting. It was found that the mold design also had effects on the pore structure in MuCell (R) technology. A proper mold design could improve the generated pore structure, such as porosity, pore diameter, and interconnectivity.