Counterionic biopolymers-reinforced bioactive glass scaffolds with improved mechanical properties in wet state

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Three-dimensional, bioactive, biodegradable, polymer-bioactive glass composite scaffolds with improved mechanical properties support collagen synthesis and mineralization of human osteoblast-like cellsin vitro

✍ Lu, Helen H. ;El-Amin, Saadiq F. ;Scott, Kimberli D. ;Laurencin, Cato T. 📂 Article 📅 2003 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 227 KB

## Abstract In the past decade, tissue engineering‐based bone grafting has emerged as a viable alternative to biological and synthetic grafts. The biomaterial component is a critical determinant of the ultimate success of the tissue‐engineered graft. Because no single existing material possesses al