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Porous ceramic scaffolds with complex architectures

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This work compares two novel techniques for the fabrication of ceramic scaffolds for bone tissue engineering with complex porosity: robocasting and freeze casting. Both techniques are based on the preparation of concentrated ceramic suspensions with suitable properties for the process. In robocasting, the computer-guided deposition of the suspensions is used to build porous materials with designed three dimensional geometries and microstructures. Freeze casting uses ice crystals as a template to form porous lamellar ceramic materials. Preliminary results on the compressive strengths of the materials are also reported.

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    Present address: Laboratoire de Synthèse et Fonctionnalisation des Céramiques, FRE2770 CNRS/St Gobain CREE, 550, Avenue Alphonse Jauffret, BP 224, 84306, Cavaillon Cedex, France

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  1. Materials Sciences Division, Lawrence Berkeley, National Laboratory, Berkeley, CA, 94720, USA

    E. Munch, J. Franco, S. Deville, P. Hunger, E. Saiz & A. P. Tomsia

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Munch, E., Franco, J., Deville, S. et al. Porous ceramic scaffolds with complex architectures. JOM 60, 54–58 (2008). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11837-008-0072-5

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