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Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Fabricated via Bioextrusion for Tissue Engineering Applications
Joint Authors
Bártolo, Paulo Jorge
Alderighi, Michele
Dinucci, Dinuccio
Cometa, Stefania
Domingos, Marco
Chiellini, Federica
Source
International Journal of Biomaterials
Issue
Vol. 2009, Issue 2009 (31 Dec. 2009), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2009-09-08
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The most promising approach in Tissue Engineering involves the seeding of porous, biocompatible/biodegradable scaffolds, with donor cells to promote tissue regeneration.
Additive biomanufacturing processes are increasingly recognized as ideal techniques to produce 3D structures with optimal pore size and spatial distribution, providing an adequate mechanical support for tissue regeneration while shaping in-growing tissues.
This paper presents a novel extrusion-based system to produce 3D scaffolds with controlled internal/external geometry for TE applications.The BioExtruder is a low-cost system that uses a proper fabrication code based on the ISO programming language enabling the fabrication of multimaterial scaffolds.
Poly(ε-caprolactone) was the material chosen to produce porous scaffolds, made by layers of directionally aligned microfilaments.
Chemical, morphological, and in vitro biological evaluation performed on the polymeric constructs revealed a high potential of the BioExtruder to produce 3D scaffolds with regular and reproducible macropore architecture, without inducing relevant chemical and biocompatibility alterations of the material.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Domingos, Marco& Dinucci, Dinuccio& Cometa, Stefania& Alderighi, Michele& Bártolo, Paulo Jorge& Chiellini, Federica. 2009. Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Fabricated via Bioextrusion for Tissue Engineering Applications. International Journal of Biomaterials،Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-9.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Domingos, Marco…[et al.]. Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Fabricated via Bioextrusion for Tissue Engineering Applications. International Journal of Biomaterials No. 2009 (2009), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Domingos, Marco& Dinucci, Dinuccio& Cometa, Stefania& Alderighi, Michele& Bártolo, Paulo Jorge& Chiellini, Federica. Polycaprolactone Scaffolds Fabricated via Bioextrusion for Tissue Engineering Applications. International Journal of Biomaterials. 2009. Vol. 2009, no. 2009, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-456477
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-456477