Mechanical characterization of injection-molded macro porous bioceramic bone scaffolds

Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials

Volumn 9, Issue , 2012, Pages 137-152

  Vivanco, Juan ^a,b   Aiyangar, Ameet ^b   Araneda, Aldo ^c   Ploeg, Heidi Lynn ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^b University of Wisconsin Madison   (United States)

^c DEPARTAMENTO DE FÍSICA   (Chile)

Author keywords

Bioceramics; Bone scaffold; Mechanical testing; Musculoskeletal injuries

Indexed keywords

APPARENT ELASTIC MODULUS; BIOACTIVE CERAMIC; BIOCERAMIC SCAFFOLDS; BODY TEMPERATURE; BONE REGENERATION; BONE SCAFFOLD; BONE SCAFFOLDS; FRACTURE HEALING; HIGHER TEMPERATURES; MANUFACTURING PROCESS; MECHANICAL CHARACTERIZATIONS; MUSCULOSKELETAL INJURIES; OSTEOCONDUCTIVE; PHYSICAL AND MECHANICAL PROPERTIES; POROUS BIOCERAMIC; ROOM TEMPERATURE; SALINE SOLUTIONS; SINTERING TEMPERATURE EFFECTS; SINTERING TEMPERATURES; STRUCTURAL STIFFNESS; STRUT THICKNESS; TRICALCIUM PHOSPHATES;

BIOCERAMICS; BONE; MECHANICAL TESTING; PHYSIOLOGY; SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY); SINTERING; STRENGTH OF MATERIALS;

SCAFFOLDS;

BIOCERAMICS; CALCIUM PHOSPHATE CERAMIC; SODIUM CHLORIDE; TISSUE SCAFFOLD;

ARTICLE; BODY TEMPERATURE; BONE CONDUCTION; BONE REGENERATION; BONE STRENGTH; BONE STRUCTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; POROSITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ROOM TEMPERATURE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TISSUE CHARACTERIZATION; YOUNG MODULUS;

BONE SUBSTITUTES; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CERAMICS; COMPRESSIVE STRENGTH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ELASTIC MODULUS; FRACTURE HEALING; FRACTURES, BONE; HUMANS; MANUFACTURED MATERIALS; MODELS, STATISTICAL; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM; OSTEOPOROSIS; POROSITY; STRESS, MECHANICAL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84857678228     PISSN: 17516161     EISSN: 18780180     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmbbm.2012.02.003     Document Type: Article

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