Bone-inspired healing of 3D-printed porous ceramics
An Xin, Kunhao Yu, Runrun Zhang, Bingyuan Ruan, Allyson L. McGaughey, Zhangzhengrong Feng, Kyung Hoon Lee, Yong Chen, Amy E. Childress, Qiming Wang
Abstract
Inspired by bone healing, bacterial precipitation is harnessed to enable on-demand and autonomous healing of 3D-printed ceramics.
Topics & Concepts
3d printedMaterials scienceCeramicBone healingPorosityPrecipitationNanotechnologyBiomedical engineeringComposite materialEngineeringAnatomyMedicinePhysicsMeteorologyPolymer composites and self-healingBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsPickering emulsions and particle stabilization