The morphology, mechanical properties and ageing behavior of porous injection molded starch-based blends for tissue engineering scaffolding

Two starch-based biodegradable 3D porous structures were successfully processed in conventional injection molding and the foaming was obtained by means of the use of a blowing agent. The mechanical properties are very promising as well as the improved degradation kinetics when compared with the synthetic polymers alone, although the degree of porosity and of interconnectivity needs to be improved in further work.