Nanotubes Reinforcement of Degradable Polymers for Orthopedic Applications

Autor: Despina D. Deligianni, Theofanis Stampoultzis, Foteini K. Kozaniti, Antonia Georgopoulou Papanikolaki
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Advances in Tissue Engineering & Regenerative Medicine: Open Access. 2
ISSN: 2572-8490
DOI: 10.15406/atroa.2017.02.00047
Popis: Biodegradable polymers have been studied as scaffolds for bone tissue engineering applications However they possess insufficient mechanical properties to be considered as alternatives at sites of increased mechanical loading To improve their mechanical properties reinforcing with nanotubes has been investigated as they reproduce the structure and length scale of bone native topography The research advances in the use of nanotubes as reinforcing agents in developing nanocomposites with synthetic and natural biodegradable polymers are reviewed The extent of mechanical reinforcement of the polymers and the corresponding biological response of the nanocomposites are presented
Databáze: OpenAIRE