Fabrication and properties of porous scaffold of magnesium phosphate/polycaprolactone biocomposite for bone tissue engineering

► Scaffolds made of magnesium phosphate (MP)/PCL biocomposite were developed for bone tissue engineering applications. ► The composite scaffold exhibits an interconnected porous structure with porosity around 73%. ► Hydrophilicity of the scaffolds was enhanced by the incorporation of MP component. ► The degradation rate of the scaffolds could be tuned by adjusting the content of MP component in the composite.