Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9952824 | Journal of the Mechanical Behavior of Biomedical Materials | 2018 | 32 Pages |
Abstract
In the present work, a new type of porous Ti-based alloy scaffold with high porosity (about 75%) and interconnected pores in the range of 300-1000â¯Âµm was fabricated by polymeric foam replication method with TiNbZr powders. This porous scaffold, which is consisted with major β phase Ti and minor α Ti phase, exhibits a compressive strength of 14.9â¯MPa and an elastic modulus of 0.21â¯GPa, resembling the mechanical properties of nature human cancellous bone (Ïâ¯=â¯10-50â¯MPa, Eâ¯=â¯0.01-3.0â¯GPa). To improve its osteogenic potential, a bioactive nanostructural titanate network coating was applied to the scaffold surface using hydrothermal treatment. The bone-like apatite inducing ability of the treated scaffold was systemically assessed using SBF immersion during 3-28 days. The nanostructural titanate network coated on porous TiNbZr scaffold is favorable for apatite nucleation and subsequent growth due to the hydrolysis of titanate. The results suggest that highly porous TiNbZr scaffolds with an appropriate bioactive coating, which was fabricated in this study, could be potentially used for bone tissue engineering application.
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Authors
Xi Rao, Jihan Yang, Jing li, Xue Feng, Zilin Chen, Yidie Yuan, Binglian Yong, Chenglin Chu, Xiaodong Tan, Qunliang Song,