A comprehensive study on the fabrication and properties of biocomposites of poly(lactic acid)/ceramics for bone tissue engineering

Materials Science and Engineering C

Volumn 70, Issue , 2017, Pages 897-912

  Tajbakhsh, Saeid ^a   Hajiali, Faezeh ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEHRAN   (Iran)

^b SHARIF UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Iran)

Author keywords

Bone tissue engineering; Ceramics; Composite scaffolds; Poly(lactic acid)

Indexed keywords

BIOCOMPATIBILITY; BIODEGRADABILITY; BIOMECHANICS; BONE; CELL ADHESION; CERAMIC MATERIALS; COMPOSITE MATERIALS; DEGRADATION; FABRICATION; LACTIC ACID; POROSITY; REINFORCEMENT; TISSUE;

BONE TISSUE ENGINEERING; CERAMIC REINFORCEMENTS; CERAMICS; COMPOSITE SCAFFOLDS; HYDROPHOBIC PROPERTIES; INFLAMMATORY REACTION; POLY LACTIC ACID; TRADITIONAL APPROACHES;

SCAFFOLDS (BIOLOGY);

CALCIUM PHOSPHATE; GLASS; POLYESTER; POLYLACTIDE;

ANIMAL; BONE; CERAMICS; CHEMISTRY; HUMAN; PHYSIOLOGY; PROCEDURES; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

ANIMALS; BONE AND BONES; CALCIUM PHOSPHATES; CERAMICS; GLASS; HUMANS; POLYESTERS; TISSUE ENGINEERING;

EID: 84995784019     PISSN: 09284931     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.msec.2016.09.008     Document Type: Review

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