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Resorbable, porous glass scaffolds for tissue engineering were prepared by sintering borate glass with salt (sodium chloride). Subsequently, the sodium chloride was dissolved in water resulting in a highly porous material. By modifying the process parameters including salt particle size, salt volume percentage, sintering temperature and sintering time, sintered matrix structures were optimized. Analysis of the structure data indicates that the 50 vol% glass—50 vol% salt with particle sizes from 250–315 μm sintered at a temperature of 520°C for 10 min resulted in an optimum structure with 76.5% porosity and 29.3 N/cm2 compressive strength. The process of HAP formation on the scaffolds in 0.25 M K2HPO4 solutions with pH 9.0 at 37°C was evaluated. The structural changes were analyzed by X-ray diffraction and scanning electron microscopy. An amorphous phosphate was formed on the surface of the scaffolds within 1d and crystalline hydroxyapatite (HA) within 10d.
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Liang, W., Rüssel, C. Resorbable, porous glass scaffolds by a salt sintering process. J Mater Sci 41, 3787–3792 (2006). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10853-006-2469-2
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