[HTML][HTML] Biodegradable materials for bone repair and tissue engineering applications

Z Sheikh, S Najeeb, Z Khurshid, V Verma, H Rashid… - Materials, 2015‏ - mdpi.com
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 …

Application of composites to orthopedic prostheses for effective bone healing: A review

H Mehboob, SH Chang - Composite Structures, 2014‏ - Elsevier
This paper aims to provide useful and practical information on the design of composite
prostheses for healing bone fractures and describes the material properties of living tissues …

Structural, mechanical and swelling characteristics of 3D scaffolds from chitosan-agarose blends

RM Felfel, MJ Gideon-Adeniyi, KMZ Hossain… - Carbohydrate …, 2019‏ - Elsevier
This study aimed to explore the correlation between mechanical and structural properties of
chitosan-agarose blend (Ch-Agrs) scaffolds. Porosity of Ch-Agrs scaffolds was constant at …

An overview of translational research in bone graft biomaterials

VS Kumawat, S Bandyopadhyay-Ghosh… - Journal of Biomaterials …, 2023‏ - Taylor & Francis
Natural bone healing is often inadequate to treat fractures with critical size bone defects and
massive bone loss. Immediate surgical interventions through bone grafts have been found to …

Self-deploying shape memory polymer scaffolds for grafting and stabilizing complex bone defects: A mouse femoral segmental defect study

RM Baker, LF Tseng, MT Iannolo, ME Oest… - Biomaterials, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Abstract Treatment of complex bone defects places a significant burden on the US health
care system. Current strategies for treatment include grafting and stabilization using internal …

A review on polylactic acid‐based blends/composites and the role of compatibilizers in biomedical engineering applications

A Srivastava, P Bhati, S Singh… - Polymer Engineering …, 2024‏ - Wiley Online Library
Abstract Poly (lactic acid)(PLA) is one of the most promising biopolymers extensively used in
food, packaging, medical and pharmaceutical industries. It is due to favorable …

Biodegradable poly-lactic acid based-composite reinforced unidirectionally with high-strength magnesium alloy wires

X Li, CL Chu, L Liu, XK Liu, J Bai, C Guo, F Xue, PH Lin… - Biomaterials, 2015‏ - Elsevier
Biodegradable poly-lactic acid (PLA)–based composites reinforced unidirectionally with
high-strength magnesium alloy wires (MAWs) are fabricated by a heat-compressing process …

Structure, thermal properties, dissolution behaviour and biomedical applications of phosphate glasses and fibres: a review

N Sharmin, CD Rudd - Journal of Materials Science, 2017‏ - Springer
For the last few decades, there has been a growing interest in using glasses for biomedical
applications. Bioactive glasses are a group of surface reactive glasses which can initiate a …

Accelerated in vitro degradation properties of polylactic acid/phosphate glass fibre composites

RM Felfel, KMZ Hossain, AJ Parsons, CD Rudd… - Journal of Materials …, 2015‏ - Springer
Degradation properties were studied for polylactic acid (PLA) and phosphate glass fibre
(40P 2 O 5–24MgO–16CaO–16Na 2 O–4Fe 2 O 3, denoted as P40) reinforced …

Strategies for enhancing polyester-based materials for bone fixation applications

R Naseem, C Tzivelekis, MJ German, P Gentile… - Molecules, 2021‏ - mdpi.com
Polyester-based materials are established options, regarding the manufacturing of bone
fixation devices and devices in routine clinical use. This paper reviews the approaches …