Reevaluation of α-tricalcium phosphate foam which is not suitable for bone substitute material

完全互连的-TCP泡沫能够使用聚氨酯泡沫方法制造，其中涂覆有-TCP浆料的聚氨酯泡沫在1，450 - 1，550 °C下烧结，并且不进行淬火。-TCP泡沫具有在90和95%之间范围内的极高孔隙率，并且表现出在50和250 kPa之间范围内的合理压缩强度。基于这些初步研究结果，强烈建议进行体内评价，以探索-TCP泡沫作为骨替代物和/或组织工程支架材料的可能性和适用性。

Fully interconnected -TCP foam was able to be fabricated using the polyurethane foam method, whereby polyurethane foam coated with -TCP slurry was sintered at 1,450 1,550°C and that no quenching was performed. The -TCP foam had extremely high porosity ranging between 90 and 95% and exhibited reasonable compressive strength ranging between 50 and 250 kPa. Based on these initial findings, it is highly recommended that in vivo evaluation be carried out to explore the possibility and suitability of -TCP foam as a bone substitute and/or scaffolding material for tissue engineering.