Effects of surface area and topography on 3D printed tricalcium phosphate scaffolds for bone grafting applications.

ABSTRACT: Additive manufacturing (AM), or 3D printing, of bioceramic scaffolds promises personalized treatment options for patients with site-specific designability for repair and reconstruction of bone defects. Although the theory for creating these complex geometries has already been made possible through AM's advancement, such shapes' manufacturability is difficult due to printing with ceramics' inherent complexities. Ceramics have the added challenge of being highly brittle, poor handleability of green (pre-sintered) parts, making complex shape high strength parts challenging to manufacture. This has led to a significant literature gap regarding the feasibility of creating bioceramic scaffolds with unique architectures that can be used in site-specific, individualized patient treatment. This wor

SUBMITTER: Vu AA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8302005 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature