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Novel Biodegradable Polymer/Bioactive Glass Composites for Tissue Engineering Applications
Author(s) -
Stamboulis A.G.,
Boccaccini A.R.,
Hench L.L.
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
advanced engineering materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.938
H-Index - 114
eISSN - 1527-2648
pISSN - 1438-1656
DOI - 10.1002/1527-2648(200203)4:3<105::aid-adem105>3.0.co;2-l
Subject(s) - materials science , polymer , bioactive glass , composite material , fabrication , composite number , biodegradable polymer , slurry , coating , tissue engineering , biomedical engineering , medicine , alternative medicine , pathology
In order to enhance the bioactivity and the potential osteoconductivity of bioresorbable polymer scaffolds, bioactive glass becomes a candidate material to be used as a coating, effectively forming a polymer/glass composite structure. In this communication, an optimized processing technique for the fabrication of composite materials formed by biodegradable polymer meshes and Bioglass particles has been developed based on a slurry immersion procedure.