Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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7869963 | Materials Science and Engineering: C | 2014 | 4 Pages |
Abstract
Function-based modeling is a highly flexible porous scaffold design approach for use in tissue engineering. It was recently proposed as a valid tool for constructing cellular structures by providing a compact representation of complex structures. However, current approaches have some limitations with regard to combining multiple function-based substructures. In this short communication, we propose an effective method for combination operations of multiple substructures based on given substructures and boundaries. With this proposed method, a functional gradient porous scaffold (FGPS) with multi-scale substructures could be easily constructed and directly fabricated by using additive manufacturing techniques.
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Authors
Nan Yang, Kuntao Zhou,