Highly porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds with elongated pores using stretched polymeric sponges as novel template
Highly porous hydroxyapatite scaffolds with elongated pores using stretched polymeric sponges as novel template
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DOI:
10.1016/j.matlet.2009.05.017
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发表时间:
2009-08-15
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3
通讯作者:
Kim, Hyoun-Ee
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作者:
Jo, In-Hwan;Shin, Kwan-Ha;Kim, Hyoun-Ee
This study reports a simple way of improving the compressive strength of highly porous hydroxyapatite (HA) scaffolds by adopting elongated polymeric sponges as a novel template. In this method, as-received polymeric sponges with isotropic pores were stretched uniaxially to 50% elongation at 200 degrees C for 2 h, and then coated with a HA slurry. The HA-coated sponges were heat-treated at 800 degrees C for 3 h to remove the polymeric sponges and at 1250 degrees C for 3 h to sinter the HA walls. The fabricated samples showed a highly anisotropic pore structure with elongated pores parallel to the direction of the elongation of the polymeric sponge. This simple method allowed a highly porous scaffold to have a high compressive strength of 3.8 +/- 0.1 MPa at a porosity of 76% when tested parallel to the direction of pore elongation. (C) 2009 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.