Bone tissue engineering potentials of 3D printed magnesium-hydroxyapatite in polylactic acid composite scaffolds

• Main Authors: Lett, Jayasingh Anita, Sagadevan, Suresh, Leonard, Estelle, Fatimah, Is, Hossain, M. A. Motalib, Mohammad, Faruq, Al-Lohedan, Hamad A., Paiman, Suriati, Alshahateet, Solhe F., Abd Razak, Saiful Izwan, Johan, Mohd Rafie
• Format: Article
• Published: Wiley 2021
• Subjects: R Medicine; T Technology (General)
• Online Access: http://eprints.um.edu.my/34443/
• Institution: Universiti Malaya

The primary role of bone tissue engineering is to reconcile the damaged bones and facilitate the speedy recovery of the injured bones. However, some of the investigated metallic implants suffer from stress-shielding, palpability, biocompatibility, etc. Consequently, the biodegradable scaffolds fabri...