The Application of Polycaprolactone in Three-Dimensional Printing Scaffolds for Bone Tissue Engineering

• Published in: Polymers Vol. 13; no. 16; p. 2754
• Main Authors: Yang, Xiangjun, Wang, Yuting, Zhou, Ying, Chen, Junyu, Wan, Qianbing
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Basel MDPI AG 17.08.2021; MDPI
• Subjects: 3-D printers; Biocompatibility; Biomedical materials; Bones; Design; Extracellular matrix; Hydrogels; Hydroxyapatite; Lasers; Mechanical properties; Morphology; Polycaprolactone; Polyester resins; Polyesters; Pore size; Rapid prototyping; Review; Scaffolds; Surgical instruments; Three dimensional printing; Tissue engineering; Translations

Bone tissue engineering commonly encompasses the use of three-dimensional (3D) scaffolds to provide a suitable microenvironment for the propagation of cells to regenerate damaged tissues or organs. 3D printing technology has been extensively applied to allow direct 3D scaffolds manufacturing. Polyca...