June 2014
Intermediate to advanced
502 pages
17h 39m
English
Content preview from Biomaterials for Bone Regeneration
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Hydrogels for bone regeneration 71
absorbable and non-resorbable hydrogels are attractive materials for such
membranes, due to their properties (mechanical, capacity to generate porous
membranes and lms). Various hydrogels are used in clinics or researched
to develop new membranes for guided bone regeneration: collagen,
98–101
chitosan,
102
collagen-chitosan,
103
alginate,
104
PEG.
105
Commercially avail-
able collagen membranes include products such as Ossix
®
Plus, Bio-Gide
®
,
Neomem
®
, Biomend ™ , Biomend Extendt ™ and RTM Collagen Membrane
(Resorbable Type 1 Bovine Collagen Membrane). Ossix
®
Plus, for example,
is a resorbable membrane with the ability to maintain its barrier function
for 4–6 months, while Geistlich Bio-Gide ...