Additive manufacturing (AM) is a digital manufacturing technology, rapidly revolutionizing in
the medical sectors for printing of distinct body parts having intrinsic shapes and offering …

The treatment of bone defects remains a challenging clinical problem with high
reintervention rates, morbidity, and resulting significant healthcare costs. Surgical …

Oral diseases are common and prevalent, affecting people's health and seriously impairing
their quality of life. The implantable class of materials for a safe, convenient, and …

Bone replacement might have been practiced for centuries with various materials of natural
origin, but had rarely met success until the late 19th century. Nowadays, many different bone …

This review discusses and summarizes the recent developments and advances in the use of
biodegradable materials for bone repair purposes. The choice between using degradable …

Bone substitutes are being increasingly used in surgery as over two millions bone grafting
procedures are performed worldwide per year. Autografts still represent the gold standard …

The worldwide incidence of bone disorders and conditions has trended steeply upward and
is expected to double by 2020, especially in populations where aging is coupled with …

The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …

The current development of nanobiotechnologies requires a better understanding of cell–
surface interactions on the nanometre scale. Recently, advances in nanoscale patterning …

Critical‐sized defects in bone, whether induced by primary tumor resection, trauma, or
selective surgery have in many cases presented insurmountable challenges to the current …