Bioactive glass containing composites for bone and musculoskeletal tissue engineering scaffolds
S. Verrier, AO Research Institute Davos, Switzerland
J.E. Gough, University of Manchester, UK
A.R. Boccaccini, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, Germany and Imperial College London, UK
Abstract:
Composites developed by combining bioactive glasses and biodegradable polymers are attractive materials for use in scaffolds for musculoskeletal tissue engineering due to their ability to be tailored for different applications. Scaffolds must be osteoconductive and osteoinductive in order to guide and encourage new bone formation. Additionally, neo-vascularization of the construct is required. This chapter focuses on bioactive glass-containing ...
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