In:
Applied Mechanics and Materials, Trans Tech Publications, Ltd., Vol. 140 ( 2011-11), p. 1-6
Abstract:
Every year, roughly two million patients worldwide sustain a bone grafting procedure to repair bone defects stemming from tumor, the wound, the infection, as well as other reasons [1, 2]. The bone transplantation is one of main methods to treat bone damages [3] . The gold standard is to use autologous bone or autograft [4]. However, both the need of the second surgery and morbidity at the extraction site [5-7] has been an incentive to search for alternative treatment. One of them is to form bone graft bone. Many materials have been widely chosen to form bone graft substitutes: metals, polymers, ceramics, dehydrate, and calcium phosphates [8-13]. Although these synthetic materials provide an immediate solution for many patients, their long-term performance is generally not satisfactory. This is often due to a mechanical property mismatch between the implant failure and tissue damage [14, 15] . The development of combined artificial bone with improved mechanical properties and enhanced biocompatibility calls for a biomimetic approach using natural bone as a guide.
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1662-7482
DOI:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.140
DOI:
10.4028/www.scientific.net/AMM.140.1
Language:
Unknown
Publisher:
Trans Tech Publications, Ltd.
Publication Date:
2011
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