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Cover Image, Volume 138, Issue 14
Author(s) -
Öfkeli Fatma,
Demir Didem,
Bölgen Nimet
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of applied polymer science
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Reports
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.575
H-Index - 166
eISSN - 1097-4628
pISSN - 0021-8995
DOI - 10.1002/app.50437
Subject(s) - materials science , biomaterial , agglomerate , biocompatible material , porosity , polymer , mineralization (soil science) , composite material , chemical engineering , biomedical engineering , polymer science , nanotechnology , chemistry , engineering , organic chemistry , nitrogen
The study demonstrates the development of a promising biomaterial that will stimulate bone formation by combining the biological recognition of natural polymers and the interconnected porous cryogel morphology with biomimicking properties of bone‐like hydroxyapatite. The image by Nimet Bölgen and colleagues shows an SEM micrograph of the spherical agglomerates of hydroxyapatite, consisting of many fine petal‐like crystals on the surface of the cryogel after a mineralization process. With their biomimetic structure, the biodegradable and biocompatible cryogels fabricated in this study can be used for bone tissue engineering applications. DOI: 10.1002/app.50337