Biopolymers are promising environmentally benign materials applicable in multifarious
applications. They are especially favorable in implantable biomedical devices thanks to their …

Successful materials design for bone-tissue engineering requires an understanding of the
composition and structure of native bone tissue, as well as appropriate selection of …

Biodegradable poly (lactic acid)(PLA) presents suitable physicochemical properties and
biocompatibility for biomedical engineering. However, PLA has some drawbacks, such as …

Polylactic acid (PLA) is the most widely used raw material in extrusion-based three-
dimensional (3D) printing (fused deposition modeling, FDM approach) in many areas since …

Critical-sized bone defect repair remains a substantial challenge in clinical settings and
requires bone grafts or bone substitute materials. However, existing biomaterials often do …

A range of traditional and free-form fabrication technologies have been investigated and, in
numerous occasions, commercialized for use in the field of regenerative tissue engineering …

Tissue engineering is promising in realizing successful treatments of human body tissue
loss that current methods cannot treat well or achieve satisfactory clinical outcomes. In …

Due to traffic accidents, injuries, burns, congenital malformations and other reasons, a large
number of patients with tissue or organ defects need urgent treatment every year. The …

Bone tissue is the structural component of the body, which allows locomotion, protects vital
internal organs, and provides the maintenance of mineral homeostasis. Several bone …

Bone tissue engineering is an interdisciplinary field where the principles of engineering are
applied on bone-related biochemical reactions. Scaffolds, cells, growth factors, and their …