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  • Article
  • Open Access
73 Citations
14,076 Views
17 Pages

Comparative Efficacies of a 3D-Printed PCL/PLGA/β-TCP Membrane and a Titanium Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration in Beagle Dogs

  • Jin-Hyung Shim,
  • Joo-Yun Won,
  • Su-Jin Sung,
  • Dong-Hyuk Lim and ,
  • Won-Soo Yun,
  • Young-Chan Jeon and
  • Jung-Bo Huh
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

21 October 2015

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of a 3D-printed resorbable polycaprolactone/poly(lactic-co-glycolic acid)/β-tricalcium phosphate (PCL/PLGA/β-TCP) membrane on bone regeneration and osseointegration in areas surrounding implants and to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Functional Polymers for Medical Applications)
  • Article
  • Open Access
69 Citations
9,055 Views
13 Pages

Comparative Efficacies of Collagen-Based 3D Printed PCL/PLGA/β-TCP Composite Block Bone Grafts and Biphasic Calcium Phosphate Bone Substitute for Bone Regeneration

  • Kyoung-Sub Hwang,
  • Jae-Won Choi,
  • Jae-Hun Kim,
  • Ho Yun Chung and ,
  • Songwan Jin,
  • Jin-Hyung Shim,
  • Won-Soo Yun,
  • Chang-Mo Jeong and
  • Jung-Bo Huh
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

17 April 2017

The purpose of this study was to compare bone regeneration and space maintaining ability of three-dimensional (3D) printed bone grafts with conventional biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP). After mixing polycaprolactone (PCL), poly (lactic-co-glycolic a...

  • Article
  • Open Access
20 Citations
5,164 Views
16 Pages

Bioactive Scaffold Fabricated by 3D Printing for Enhancing Osteoporotic Bone Regeneration

  • Xiaoting Zhang,
  • Xinluan Wang,
  • Yuk-wai Lee,
  • Lu Feng and ,
  • Bin Wang,
  • Qi Pan,
  • Xiangbo Meng,
  • Huijuan Cao,
  • Linlong Li and
  • Gang Li
  • + 12 authors+ 7 authors

We develop a poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid)/β-calcium phosphate (PLGA/TCP)-based scaffold through a three-dimensional (3D) printing technique incorporating icaritin (ICT), a unique phytomolecule, and secretome derived from human fetal mesenchyma...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomaterials for Cartilage and Bone Tissue Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
23 Citations
4,941 Views
13 Pages

Natural bone is a complex material that has been carefully designed. To prepare a successful bone substitute, two challenging conditions need to be met: biocompatible and bioactive materials for cell proliferation and differentiation, and appropriate...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
10 Citations
3,384 Views
16 Pages

Towards the Clinical Translation of 3D PLGA/β-TCP/Mg Composite Scaffold for Cranial Bone Regeneration

  • Yongsen Zhou,
  • Jingqi Hu,
  • Binhan Li,
  • Jingjing Xia and ,
  • Ting Zhang and
  • Zhuo Xiong
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

10 January 2024

Recent years have witnessed the rapid development of 3D porous scaffolds with excellent biocompatibility, tunable porosity, and pore interconnectivity, sufficient mechanical strength, controlled biodegradability, and favorable osteogenesis for improv...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
37 Citations
6,213 Views
14 Pages

In Vitro Mechanical and Biological Properties of 3D Printed Polymer Composite and β-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffold on Human Dental Pulp Stem Cells

  • Shuaishuai Cao,
  • Jonghyeuk Han,
  • Neha Sharma,
  • Bilal Msallem and ,
  • Wonwoo Jeong,
  • Jeonghyun Son,
  • Christoph Kunz,
  • Hyun-Wook Kang and
  • Florian M. Thieringer
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

8 July 2020

3D printed biomaterials have been extensively investigated and developed in the field of bone regeneration related to clinical issues. However, specific applications of 3D printed biomaterials in different dental areas have seldom been reported. In t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue 3D-Printed Dental Materials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
17 Citations
3,751 Views
12 Pages

LL-37-Coupled Porous Composite Scaffold for the Treatment of Infected Segmental Bone Defect

  • Xialin Li,
  • Xingyu Huang,
  • Long Li,
  • Jiayi Wu and ,
  • Weihong Yi,
  • Yuxiao Lai and
  • Lei Qin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Increased multiantibiotic-resistant bacteria means that infected bone defects remain a significant challenge to clinics. Great interest has emerged in the use of non-antibiotic antimicrobials to reduce the rate of multiantibiotic-resistant bacterial...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Recent Progress in Reactive Oxygen Species-Related Therapy for Disease Treatment)
  • Article
  • Open Access
637 Views
26 Pages

Comparative Evaluation of β-TCP-Based Composite Biomaterials Using Chorionic Mesenchymal Stem Cells Under Non-Osteogenic Conditions

  • Jana Čajková,
  • Marianna Trebuňová,
  • Darina Bačenková,
  • Gabriela Ižaríková and ,
  • Erik Dosedla and
  • Jozef Živčák
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

21 June 2026

This study evaluates the intrinsic osteogenic potential of β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP)-containing composite scaffolds (PLCL–TCP, PLGA–TCP, and ZnO–TCP) on chorion-derived mesenchymal stem cells (CMSCs) under non-osteoge...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Modification of Natural Biodegradable Polymers)
  • Article
  • Open Access
11 Citations
3,310 Views
11 Pages

5 August 2020

This study aims to evaluate the safety and efficacy of a poly lactic-co-glycolic acid (PLGA)-coated β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP) with N-methyl-2-pyrrolidone (NMP) liquid activator (PLGA/β-TCP) on alveolar ridge preservation after too...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
35 Citations
8,842 Views
21 Pages

The Effect of the Thermosensitive Biodegradable PLGA–PEG–PLGA Copolymer on the Rheological, Structural and Mechanical Properties of Thixotropic Self-Hardening Tricalcium Phosphate Cement

  • Lucy Vojtova,
  • Lenka Michlovska,
  • Kristyna Valova,
  • Marek Zboncak and ,
  • Martin Trunec,
  • Klara Castkova,
  • Milan Krticka,
  • Veronika Pavlinakova,
  • Petr Polacek and
  • Edgar B. Montufar
  • + 11 authors+ 6 authors

The current limitations of calcium phosphate cements (CPCs) used in the field of bone regeneration consist of their brittleness, low injectability, disintegration in body fluids and low biodegradability. Moreover, no method is currently available to...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biomaterials for Bone Tissue Engineering)
  • Article
  • Open Access
565 Views
12 Pages

3D-Printed Poly(Lactic-co-Glycolic Acid) Binder-Based Self-Hardening Calcium Phosphate Bone Scaffolds

  • Savanah R. Sturm,
  • Nicholas A. Mirsky,
  • Adriana I. Sandino,
  • Maria Castellon and ,
  • Anshumi J. Desai,
  • Isabella D. Guanche,
  • Linh Johansson,
  • Yago Raymond,
  • Vasudev Vivekanand Nayak and
  • Paulo G. Coelho
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

Three-dimensionally (3D)-printed alpha-tricalcium phosphate (α-TCP) scaffolds, fabricated through a low-temperature hydrothermal dissolution-precipitation process, replicate the structural and compositional features of native bone. Reinforcing...

(This article belongs to the Section Biomedical Engineering and Biomaterials)
  • Article
  • Open Access
6 Citations
5,437 Views
12 Pages

Physical and Mechanical Properties of Composite Scaffolds with or without Collagen Impregnation

  • José Joaquín López Marcos,
  • Vittoria Perrotti,
  • Flavia Iaculli,
  • Águedo Aragones and ,
  • Cesar Augusto Magalhães Benfatti,
  • Gabriel Leonardo Magrin,
  • Adriano Piattelli and
  • Marco Aurélio Bianchini
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

12 October 2019

This in vitro study aimed at evaluating the physical and mechanical properties of newly developed scaffolds of poly (lactic-co-glycolic acid) (PLGA) and biphasic ceramic (Hydroxyapatite HA + beta-tricalciumphosphate β-TCP) with or without collag...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bio-Inspired Biodegradable Scaffold Constructs for Bone Tissue Repair)
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
3,009 Views
15 Pages

Influence of Human Jaw Periosteal Cells Seeded β-Tricalcium Phosphate Scaffolds on Blood Coagulation

  • Marbod Weber,
  • Felix Umrath,
  • Heidrun Steinle,
  • Lukas-Frank Schmitt and ,
  • Lin Tzu Yu,
  • Christian Schlensak,
  • Hans-Peter Wendel,
  • Siegmar Reinert,
  • Dorothea Alexander and
  • Meltem Avci-Adali
  • + 5 authors+ 0 author

14 September 2021

Tissue engineering offers auspicious opportunities in oral and maxillofacial surgery to heal bone defects. For this purpose, the combination of cells with stability-providing scaffolds is required. Jaw periosteal cells (JPCs) are well suited for rege...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Cell-Biomaterial Interaction 2021)
  • Article
  • Open Access
3 Citations
2,955 Views
15 Pages

Evaluation of Two Alloplastic Biomaterials in a Critical-Size Rat Calvarial Defect Model

  • Amanda Finger Stadler,
  • Marta Liliana Musskopf,
  • Vishal Gohel,
  • Jonathan Reside and ,
  • Eric Everett,
  • Patricia Miguez and
  • Cristiano Susin
  • + 2 authors+ 0 author

Aim: to evaluate the bone regeneration capacity of two alloplastic biomaterials in a critical-size rat calvarial defect model. Methods: A total of 80 rats were randomized into 8 groups of 10 animals each. An Ø8 mm, critical-size calvarial defe...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Dental Biomaterials in Implantology and Orthodontics)
  • Article
  • Open Access
851 Views
38 Pages

There has been much development of composites of calcium phosphate and polymers for use as artificial bone, with other applications still ongoing, and clarification of the in vivo absorption mechanism is considered an important perspective. In order...

(This article belongs to the Section Materials Science)
  • Feature Paper
  • Article
  • Open Access
8 Citations
7,314 Views
11 Pages

Evaluation of an In Situ Hardening β-Tricalcium Phosphate Graft Material for Alveolar Ridge Preservation. A Histomorphometric Animal Study in Pigs

  • Minas Leventis,
  • George Agrogiannis,
  • Peter Fairbairn,
  • Orestis Vasiliadis and ,
  • Danai Papavasileiou,
  • Evangelia Theodoropoulou,
  • Robert Horowitz and
  • Demos Kalyvas
  • + 3 authors+ 0 author

2 July 2018

The purpose of this study was to investigate the effectiveness of a resorbable alloplastic in situ hardening bone grafting material for alveolar ridge preservation in a swine model. Seven Landrace pigs were used. In each animal, the maxillary left an...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Soft and Hard Tissue Regeneration)
  • Article
  • Open Access
1,070 Views
15 Pages

Augmenting Bone Formation by Implanting Dedifferentiated Fat Cell-Loaded Cotton-like Graft Materials in a Rat Bone Defect Model

  • Jin Inoue,
  • Tomohiko Kazama,
  • Takahisa Okubo,
  • Daisuke Akita and ,
  • Yoshinori Arai,
  • Yoshiyuki Hagiwara,
  • Koichiro Kano,
  • Masaki Honda and
  • Taro Matsumoto
  • + 4 authors+ 0 author

Bone graft materials frequently employed in dental implant placement procedures, including hydroxyapatite and β-tricalcium phosphate (β-TCP), are typically granular in form, which complicates their manipulation and contributes to extended t...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Biofabrication Technologies: Novel Tools for More Effective Personalized Medicine and Regenerative Therapies)
  • Article
  • Open Access
43 Citations
9,595 Views
22 Pages

Materials and Manufacturing Techniques for Polymeric and Ceramic Scaffolds Used in Implant Dentistry

  • Mutlu Özcan,
  • Dachamir Hotza,
  • Márcio Celso Fredel,
  • Ariadne Cruz and
  • Claudia Angela Maziero Volpato

Preventive and regenerative techniques have been suggested to minimize the aesthetic and functional effects caused by intraoral bone defects, enabling the installation of dental implants. Among them, porous three-dimensional structures (scaffolds) co...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue Bioceramic Composites)
  • Article
  • Open Access
71 Citations
7,716 Views
20 Pages

28 April 2019

Osteogenic peptides have been reported as highly effective in directing mesenchymal stem cell osteogenic differentiation in vitro and bone formation in vivo. Therefore, developing novel biomaterials for the controlled delivery of osteogenic peptides...

  • Article
  • Open Access
41 Citations
7,941 Views
19 Pages

Biomimetic Gradient Scaffolds Containing Hyaluronic Acid and Sr/Zn Folates for Osteochondral Tissue Engineering

  • Gerardo Asensio,
  • Lorena Benito-Garzón,
  • Rosa Ana Ramírez-Jiménez,
  • Yasmina Guadilla and ,
  • Julian Gonzalez-Rubio,
  • Cristina Abradelo,
  • Juan Parra,
  • María Rocío Martín-López,
  • María Rosa Aguilar and
  • Luis Rojo
  • + 6 authors+ 1 author

21 December 2021

Regenerative therapies based on tissue engineering are becoming the most promising alternative for the treatment of osteoarthritis and rheumatoid arthritis. However, regeneration of full-thickness articular osteochondral defects that reproduces the c...

(This article belongs to the Special Issue State-of-the-Art Polymer Science and Technology in Spain (2020,2021))
  • Systematic Review
  • Open Access
23 Citations
5,574 Views
34 Pages

Milestones in Mandibular Bone Tissue Engineering: A Systematic Review of Large Animal Models and Critical-Sized Defects

  • Yannick M. Sillmann,
  • Pascal Eber,
  • Elizabeth Orbeta,
  • Frank Wilde and ,
  • Andrew J. Gross and
  • Fernando P. S. Guastaldi
  • + 1 author+ 0 author

15 April 2025

Background/Objectives: Mandibular reconstruction following trauma or oncologic resection is crucial for restoring function and aesthetics. While autologous bone grafting remains the gold standard, it presents challenges such as donor site morbidity a...

(This article belongs to the Section Dentistry, Oral Surgery and Oral Medicine)