Bioresorbable porous β-tricalcium phosphate chelate-setting cements with poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid) particles as pore-forming agent: fabrication, material properties, cytotoxicity, and <i>in vivo</i> evaluation
Akihiro Ando, Maho Kamikura, Yuko Takeoka, Masahiro Rikukawa, Kazuaki Nakano, Masaki Nagaya, Hiroshi Nagashima, Mamoru Aizawa
Abstract
. Organic-inorganic hybridized CPCs are expected to be valuable as novel biodegradable paste-like artificial bone fillers.
Topics & Concepts
PLGAMaterials scienceGlycolic acidCementBone cementCompressive strengthSimulated body fluidLactic acidComposite materialBiomedical engineeringNanoparticleNanotechnologyScanning electron microscopeBacteriaMedicineGeneticsBiologyBone Tissue Engineering MaterialsOrthopaedic implants and arthroplastyDental Implant Techniques and Outcomes