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Porous Scaffolds: Bioinspired Scaffolds with Varying Pore Architectures and Mechanical Properties (Adv. Funct. Mater. 14/2014)
Author(s) -
Porter Michael M.,
Imperio Russ,
Wen Matthew,
Meyers Marc A.,
McKittrick Joanna
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
advanced functional materials
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 6.069
H-Index - 322
eISSN - 1616-3028
pISSN - 1616-301X
DOI - 10.1002/adfm.201470091
Subject(s) - materials science , porosity , scaffold , composite material , casting , morphology (biology) , vinyl alcohol , compressive strength , ceramic , slurry , chemical engineering , nanotechnology , biomedical engineering , polymer , medicine , biology , genetics , engineering
This image was created by freeze casting TiO 2 powders, using ice as a template to control the architectural morphology of the scaffold. Such bioinspired scaffolds with equal porosity but different pore architectures exhibit compressive mechanical properties that change as a function of the pore morphology. On page 1978, the ceramic scaffolds are prepared by M. M. Porter et al. by freeze casting aqueous slurries with different soluble additives to alter the viscosity, pH, or alcohol concentration.