A review on biodegradable polymeric materials for bone tissue engineering applications

Biodegradable polymer scaffolds have played a significant role in wide range of tissue engineering application such as bone scaffolds since the last decade. The aim of this article is to provide the comprehensive overview of biocompatible and biodegradable polymer materials and composite materials w...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of materials science 2009-11, Vol.44 (21), p.5713-5724
Hauptverfasser:	Sabir, Muhammad Iqbal, Xu, Xiaoxue, Li, Li
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Biocompatibility Biodegradability Biodegradable materials Biomedical materials Characterization and Evaluation of Materials Chemistry and Materials Science Classical Mechanics Composite materials Crystallography and Scattering Methods Materials Science Polymer matrix composites Polymer Sciences Polymers Scaffolds Solid Mechanics Tissue engineering
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Zusammenfassung:	Biodegradable polymer scaffolds have played a significant role in wide range of tissue engineering application such as bone scaffolds since the last decade. The aim of this article is to provide the comprehensive overview of biocompatible and biodegradable polymer materials and composite materials with their advantages and drawbacks in the application of biomaterial scaffolds, furthermore the properties and degradation criteria of the biomaterials are discussed in this review.
ISSN:	0022-2461 1573-4803
DOI:	10.1007/s10853-009-3770-7