Image-Based Three-Dimensional Analysis to Characterize the Texture of Porous Scaffolds
Joint Authors
Gallo, Diego
Gentile, Piergiorgio
Pennella, Francesco
Audenino, Alberto
Morbiducci, Umberto
Bignardi, Cristina
Ciardelli, Gianluca
Massai, Diana
Source
Issue
Vol. 2014, Issue 2014 (31 Dec. 2014), pp.1-8, 8 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2014-06-05
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
8
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The aim of the present study is to characterize the microstructure of composite scaffolds for bone tissue regeneration containing different ratios of chitosan/gelatin blend and bioactive glasses.
Starting from realistic 3D models of the scaffolds reconstructed from micro-CT images, the level of heterogeneity of scaffold architecture is evaluated performing a lacunarity analysis.
The results demonstrate that the presence of the bioactive glass component affects not only macroscopic features such as porosity, but mainly scaffold microarchitecture giving rise to structural heterogeneity, which could have an impact on the local cell-scaffold interaction and scaffold performances.
The adopted approach allows to investigate the scale-dependent pore distribution within the scaffold and the related structural heterogeneity features, providing a comprehensive characterization of the scaffold texture.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Pennella, Francesco& Gentile, Piergiorgio& Gallo, Diego& Ciardelli, Gianluca& Bignardi, Cristina& Audenino, Alberto…[et al.]. 2014. Image-Based Three-Dimensional Analysis to Characterize the Texture of Porous Scaffolds. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450739
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Pennella, Francesco…[et al.]. Image-Based Three-Dimensional Analysis to Characterize the Texture of Porous Scaffolds. BioMed Research International No. 2014 (2014), pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450739
American Medical Association (AMA)
Pennella, Francesco& Gentile, Piergiorgio& Gallo, Diego& Ciardelli, Gianluca& Bignardi, Cristina& Audenino, Alberto…[et al.]. Image-Based Three-Dimensional Analysis to Characterize the Texture of Porous Scaffolds. BioMed Research International. 2014. Vol. 2014, no. 2014, pp.1-8.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-450739
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-450739