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For tissue regeneration and tissue engineering applications, a number of bioactive and biodegradable composites, either porous or non-porous, were fabricated. The newly developed materials included tricalcium phosphate reinforced polyhydroxybutyrate and its copolymer, poorly crystallized hydroxyapatite reinforced chitin, and plasma sprayed hydroxyapatite reinforced poly(L-lactic acid). It was shown that these new materials could be successfully produced using the manufacturing techniques adopted. In vitro experiments revealed that the incorporation of bioceramic particles in biodegradable polymers rendered the composites bioactive and significantly improved the ability of composites to induce the formation of bone-like apatite on their surfaces. Degradation of composite scaffolds in simulated body fluid was observed and could be due to the simultaneous degradation of polymer matrix and dissolution of bioceramic particles.
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Wang, M., Chen, L.J., Ni, J. et al. Manufacture and evaluation of bioactive and biodegradable materials and scaffolds for tissue engineering. Journal of Materials Science: Materials in Medicine 12, 855–860 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1012899318688
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