In the last ten years, remarkable characteristics and a variety of functionalities have been
created in biopolymeric materials for clinical dental applications. This review gives an …

When solutions and slurries are directionally solidified, complex dynamics of solvent crystal
growth and solvent templating determine the final hierarchical architecture of the freeze-cast …

The increasing demand for bone grafts due to the aging population has opened new
opportunities for the manufacture of porous ceramics to assist in bone reconstruction. In our …

Hydroxyapatite (HA) is commonly used as a bone substitute material, but it lacks mechanical
strength when compared to native bone tissues. To improve the efficacy of HA as a bone …

Freeze casting, a manufacturing technique widely applied in biomedical fields for fabricating
biomaterial scaffolds, poses challenges for predicting directional solidification due to its …

Ice templating, a versatile manufacturing process, is widely utilized to create porous
materials by freezing aqueous solutions. Notably, this technique is material independent …

With the increasing demand for orthopedic and dental reconstruction surgeries, new sources
for viable bone graft substitutes must be found. Hydroxyapatite (HA), a calcium phosphate …