Polycaprolactone as biomaterial for bone scaffolds: Review of literature

R Dwivedi, S Kumar, R Pandey, A Mahajan… - Journal of oral biology …, 2020 - Elsevier
Bone tissue engineering using polymer based scaffolds have been studied a lot in last
decades. Considering the qualities of all the polymers desired to be used as scaffolds …

[PDF][PDF] Biodegradable poly-epsilon-caprolactone (PCL) for tissue engineering applications: A review

M Abedalwafa, F Wang, L Wang, C Li - Rev. Adv. Mater. Sci, 2013 - lesencres.com
Biodegradable polymers have been used in biomedical applications generally, and in tissue
engineering especially, due to good physical and biological properties. Poly …

PCL and PCL-based materials in biomedical applications

E Malikmammadov, TE Tanir, A Kiziltay… - Journal of …, 2018 - Taylor & Francis
Biodegradable polymers have met with an increasing demand in medical usage over the
last decades. One of such polymers is poly (ε-caprolactone)(PCL), which is a polyester that …

Polymeric materials for bone and cartilage repair

D Puppi, F Chiellini, AM Piras, E Chiellini - Progress in polymer Science, 2010 - Elsevier
The past decade has seen the rapid development of new strategies for the design of
biodegradable macromolecular compounds, with properly suited architecture and tailored …

Impact of aging on the regenerative properties of bone marrow-, muscle-, and adipose-derived mesenchymal stem/stromal cells

OS Beane, VC Fonseca, LL Cooper, G Koren… - PloS one, 2014 - journals.plos.org
Mesenchymal stem/stromal cells (MSCs) are promising cell sources for regenerative
therapies due to their multipotency and ready availability, but their application can be …

Controlled drug delivery in tissue engineering

M Biondi, F Ungaro, F Quaglia, PA Netti - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2008 - Elsevier
The concept of tissue and cell guidance is rapidly evolving as more information regarding
the effect of the microenvironment on cellular function and tissue morphogenesis become …

The pore size of polycaprolactone scaffolds has limited influence on bone regeneration in an in vivo model

SMM Roosa, JM Kemppainen, EN Moffitt… - … Research Part A: An …, 2010 - Wiley Online Library
Bone tissue engineering scaffolds should be designed to optimize mass transport, cell
migration, and mechanical integrity to facilitate and enhance new bone growth. Although …

Manufacturing of biodegradable polyurethane scaffolds based on polycaprolactone using a phase separation method: physical properties and in vitro assay

A Asefnejad, MT Khorasani… - International journal …, 2011 - Taylor & Francis
Background Biodegradable polyurethanes have found widespread use in soft tissue
engineering due to their suitable mechanical properties and biocompatibility. Methods In this …

Osteoinduction of human mesenchymal stem cells by bioactive composite scaffolds without supplemental osteogenic growth factors

A Polini, D Pisignano, M Parodi, R Quarto, S Scaglione - PloS one, 2011 - journals.plos.org
The development of a new family of implantable bioinspired materials is a focal point of
bone tissue engineering. Implant surfaces that better mimic the natural bone extracellular …

Polylactic acid fibre-reinforced polycaprolactone scaffolds for bone tissue engineering

V Guarino, F Causa, P Taddei, M Di Foggia, G Ciapetti… - Biomaterials, 2008 - Elsevier
The employment of composite scaffolds with a well-organized architecture and multi-scale
porosity certainly represents a valuable approach for achieving a tissue engineered …