Selective laser sintering manufacturing of polycaprolactone bone scaffolds for applications in bone tissue engineering
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to show how selective laser sintering (SLS) manufacturing of bioresorbable scaffolds is used for applications in bone tissue engineering.
Design/methodology/approach
Polycaprolactone (PCL) scaffolds were computationally designed and then fabricated via SLS for applications in bone and cartilage repair.
Findings
Preliminary biocompatibility data were acquired using human mesenchymal stem cells (hMSCs) assuring a satisfactory scaffold colonization by hMSCs.
Originality/value
A promising procedure for producing porous scaffolds for the repair of skeletal defects, in tissue engineering applications, was developed.
Keywords
Citation
Mazzoli, A., Ferretti, C., Gigante, A., Salvolini, E. and Mattioli-Belmonte, M. (2015), "Selective laser sintering manufacturing of polycaprolactone bone scaffolds for applications in bone tissue engineering", Rapid Prototyping Journal, Vol. 21 No. 4, pp. 386-392. https://doi.org/10.1108/RPJ-04-2013-0040
Publisher
:Emerald Group Publishing Limited
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