Bone is the second most commonly transplanted tissue worldwide, with over four million
operations using bone grafts or bone substitute materials annually to treat bone defects …

A strong interest in use of ceramics for biomedical applications appeared in the late 1960's.
Used initially as alternatives to metals in order to increase a biocompatibility of implants …

A challenge in regenerating large bone defects under load is to create scaffolds with large
and interconnected pores while providing a compressive strength comparable to cortical …

The present overview is intended to point the readers' attention to the important subject of
calcium orthophosphates. These materials are of the special significance because they …

There have been a number of major advances made in the field of bioactive ceramics,
glasses and glass ceramics during the past 30–40 years. From initial work on the …

Various types of grafts have been traditionally used to restore damaged bones. In the late
1960s, a strong interest was raised in studying ceramics as potential bone grafts due to their …

Polyhydroxyalkanoates (PHAs) are a class of biodegradable polymers derived from
microorganisms. On top of their biodegradability and biocompatibility, different PHA types …

Various types of grafts have been traditionally used to restore damaged bones. In the late
1960s, a strong interest was raised in studying ceramics as potential bone grafts due to their …

Silicon (Si) substitution in the crystal structures of calcium phosphate (CaP) ceramics such
as hydroxyapatite (HA) and tricalcium phosphate (TCP) generates materials with superior …

Mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) have been the subject of many studies in recent years,
ranging from basic science that looks into MSCs properties to studies that aim for develo** …