Graded porous polyurethane foam: A potential scaffold for oro-maxillary bone regeneration
Graded porous polyurethane foam: A potential scaffold for oro-maxillary bone regeneration
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DOI:
10.1016/j.msec.2015.03.002
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发表时间:
2015-06-01
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7.9
通讯作者:
Licoccia, S.
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作者:
Giannitelli, S. M.;Basoli, F.;Licoccia, S.
Bone tissue engineering applications demand for biomaterials offering a substrate for cell adhesion, migration, and proliferation, while inferring suitable mechanical properties to the construct. In the present study, polyurethane (PU) foams were synthesized to develop a graded porous material characterized by a dense shell and a porous core-for the treatment of oro-makillary bone defects. Foam was synthesized via a one-pot reaction starting from a polyisocyanate and a biocompatible polyester diol, using water as a foaming agent. Different foaming conditions were examined, with the aim of creating a dense/porous functional graded material that would perform at the same time as an osteoconductive scaffold for bone defect regeneration and as a membrane-barrier to gingival tissue ingrowth. The obtained PU was characterized in terms of morphological and mechanical properties. Biocompatibility assessment was performed in combination with bone-marrow-derived human mesenchymal stromal cells (hBMSCs). Our findings confirm that the material is potentially suitable for guided bone regeneration applications. (C) 2015 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.