PLA composites: From production to properties

M Murariu, P Dubois - Advanced drug delivery reviews, 2016 - Elsevier
Poly (lactic acid) or polylactide (PLA), a biodegradable polyester produced from renewable
resources, is used for various applications (biomedical, packaging, textile fibers and …

Nanofiller reinforced biodegradable PLA/PHA composites: Current status and future trends

J Sun, J Shen, S Chen, MA Cooper, H Fu, D Wu… - Polymers, 2018 - mdpi.com
The increasing demand for environmental protection has led to the rapid development of
greener and biodegradable polymers, whose creation provided new challenges and …

Multiscale engineered artificial tooth enamel

H Zhao, S Liu, Y Wei, Y Yue, M Gao, Y Li, X Zeng… - Science, 2022 - science.org
Tooth enamel, renowned for its high stiffness, hardness, and viscoelasticity, is an ideal
model for designing biomimetic materials, but accurate replication of complex hierarchical …

3D fiber-deposited scaffolds for tissue engineering: influence of pores geometry and architecture on dynamic mechanical properties

L Moroni, JR De Wijn, CA Van Blitterswijk - Biomaterials, 2006 - Elsevier
One of the main issues in tissue engineering is the fabrication of scaffolds that closely mimic
the biomechanical properties of the tissues to be regenerated. Conventional fabrication …

Bioinert, biodegradable and injectable polymeric matrix composites for hard tissue replacement: state of the art and recent developments

JF Mano, RA Sousa, LF Boesel, NM Neves… - Composites Science and …, 2004 - Elsevier
The present review paper examines the use of different types of polymeric matrix composites
in hard tissue replacement applications. The review presents the actual state of the art in the …

Development and characterisation of silver-doped bioactive glass-coated sutures for tissue engineering and wound healing applications

JJ Blaker, SN Nazhat, AR Boccaccini - Biomaterials, 2004 - Elsevier
A novel silver-doped bioactive glass powder (AgBG) was used to coat resorbable
Vicryl®(polyglactin 910) and non-resorbable Mersilk® surgical sutures, thereby imparting …

Development and in vitro characterisation of novel bioresorbable and bioactive composite materials based on polylactide foams and Bioglass® for tissue engineering …

JA Roether, AR Boccaccini, LL Hench, V Maquet… - Biomaterials, 2002 - Elsevier
Bioactive and bioresorbable composite materials were fabricated using macroporous poly
(dl-lactide)(PDLLA) foams coated with and impregnated by bioactive glass (Bioglass®) …

Calcium orthophosphate-based biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials

SV Dorozhkin - Journal of Materials Science, 2009 - Springer
In this review article, the state-of-the-art of calcium orthophosphate-based biocomposites
and hybrid biomaterials suitable for biomedical applications is presented. This subject …

Calcium orthophosphate-containing biocomposites and hybrid biomaterials for biomedical applications

SV Dorozhkin - Journal of functional biomaterials, 2015 - mdpi.com
The state-of-the-art on calcium orthophosphate (CaPO4)-containing biocomposites and
hybrid biomaterials suitable for biomedical applications is presented. Since these types of …

Effect of filler content on mechanical and dynamic mechanical properties of particulate biphasic calcium phosphate—polylactide composites

NC Bleach, SN Nazhat, KE Tanner, M Kellomäki… - Biomaterials, 2002 - Elsevier
A bioabsorbable self-reinforced polylactide/biphasic calcium phosphate (BCP) composite is
being developed for fracture fixation plates. One manufacturing route is to produce …