Abstract
Over the past years, polymer-based materials have attracted research interest in the field of tissue repair and regeneration. As reported in literature, different injectable systems have been proposed, trying to reduce surgical invasiveness. In a first step of the current research, the rheological and functional features of injecatble hydrogel-based materials for central nervous system applications or soft tissue regeneration (collagen/PEG semi-IPNs) as well as for hard tissue engineering (alginate/iron-doped hydroxyapatite) were evaluated. Then, the study was also devoted to the development of 3D nanocomposite poly(s-caprolactone)/iron-doped hydroxyapatite scaffolds for bone tissue engineering, providing a preliminary approach to assess magnetic attraction forces.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 233-239 |
Number of pages | 7 |
Journal | Procedia Engineering |
Volume | 59 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - 2013 |
Event | 3rd International Conference on Tissue Engineering, ICTE 2013 - Leiria, Portugal Duration: Jun 6 2013 → Jun 8 2013 |
Keywords
- Injectable Materials
- Magnetic Scaffolds
- Nanocomposites
- Rapid Prototyping
- Rheology
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Engineering(all)