TY  - CHAP
AU  - Amy Nommeots-Nomm
AU  - Jonathan Massera
ED  - Francesco Baino
Y1  - 2017-12-13
PY  - 2017
T1  - Glass and Glass-Ceramic Scaffolds: Manufacturing Methods and the Impact of Crystallization on In-Vitro Dissolution
N2  - Biomaterials are often designed to act as scaffolds, i.e., 3D porous templates that support and stimulate the growth of healthy tissue and then safely dissolve once they have performed their functions. This book provides a picture of the current state of the art in the field of scaffolds for tissue engineering, highlighting the potential associated to the latest scientific and technological advancements. The former part of the book focuses on the repair of "hard" tissues (primarily bone) by means of bioceramic/glass scaffolds, and the latter deals with the applications of polymeric scaffolds for regenerating "soft" tissues and structures including the peripheral nerve, heart, gastric mucosa and pancreas. Special emphasis is given to the challenges associated to scaffold manufacturing, biomimetic properties and cell-scaffold interactions.
BT  - Materials, Technologies and Clinical Applications
SP  - Ch. 2
UR  - https://doi.org/10.5772/intechopen.70242
DO  - 10.5772/intechopen.70242
SN  - 978-953-51-3642-2
PB  - IntechOpen
CY  - Rijeka
Y2  - 2024-04-25
ER  -