Bone Conduction Capacity of Highly Porous 3D-Printed Titanium Scaffolds Based on Different Pore Designs
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Selection of the Pore Design
2.2. Manufacture of 3D-Printed Titanium Specimens
2.3. Animal Experiments
2.4. Micro-CT Imaging and Volumetric Analysis
2.5. Histological Findings
2.6. Statistical Interpretation
3. Results
3.1. Clinical Findings in the Animal Experiment
3.2. Radiological Findings
3.3. Histological Findings
3.4. Statistical Interpretation of Bone Conduction Capacity
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Acknowledgments
Conflicts of Interest
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Octadense | Gyroid | Dode | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 weeks | 24.888 ± 0.872 | 25.069 ± 1.259 | 24.990 ± 2.715 | 0.957 |
4 weeks | 27.874 ± 2.184 | 25.171 ± 1.656 | 26.527 ± 2.311 | 0.491 |
6 weeks | 26.835 ± 2.078 | 27.591 ± 1.719 | 27.433 ± 4.143 | 0.733 |
p-value | 0.252 | 0.193 | 0.670 |
Octadense | Gyroid | Dode | p-Value | |
---|---|---|---|---|
2 weeks | 8.073 ± 0.170 | 8.100 ± 0.055 | 8.278 ± 0.205 | 0.393 |
4 weeks | 8.117 ± 0.399 | 7.727 ± 0.081 | 8.263 ± 0.127 | 0.099 |
6 weeks | 7.765 ± 0.181 | 7.746 ± 0.341 | 7.989 ± 0.084 | 0.587 |
p-value | 0.193 | 0.301 | 0.113 |
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Lim, H.-K.; Ryu, M.; Woo, S.-H.; Song, I.-S.; Choi, Y.-J.; Lee, U.-L. Bone Conduction Capacity of Highly Porous 3D-Printed Titanium Scaffolds Based on Different Pore Designs. Materials 2021, 14, 3892. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143892
Lim H-K, Ryu M, Woo S-H, Song I-S, Choi Y-J, Lee U-L. Bone Conduction Capacity of Highly Porous 3D-Printed Titanium Scaffolds Based on Different Pore Designs. Materials. 2021; 14(14):3892. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143892
Chicago/Turabian StyleLim, Ho-Kyung, Miyoung Ryu, Su-Heon Woo, In-Seok Song, Young-Jun Choi, and Ui-Lyong Lee. 2021. "Bone Conduction Capacity of Highly Porous 3D-Printed Titanium Scaffolds Based on Different Pore Designs" Materials 14, no. 14: 3892. https://doi.org/10.3390/ma14143892