Systematic analysis of injectable materials and 3D rapid prototyped magnetic scaffolds: From CNS applications to soft and hard tissue repair/regeneration

Teresa Russo, Ugo D'Amora, Antonio Gloria, Marta Tunesi, Monica Sandri, Serena Rodilossi, Diego Albani, Gianluigi Forloni, Carmen Giordano, Alberto Cigada, Anna Tampieri, Roberto De Santis, Luigi Ambrosio

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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 languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)233-239
Number of pages7
JournalProcedia Engineering
Volume59
DOIs
StatePublished - 2013
Event3rd International Conference on Tissue Engineering, ICTE 2013 - Leiria, Portugal
Duration: Jun 6 2013Jun 8 2013

Keywords

  • Injectable Materials
  • Magnetic Scaffolds
  • Nanocomposites
  • Rapid Prototyping
  • Rheology

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Engineering(all)

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