High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
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Micro-CT based topological optimisation scheme for the design of scaffolds
H.A. Almeida & P.J. Bártolo
Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
ABSTRACT: Additive manufacturing technologies are being used to fabricate scaffolds with controlled archi-
tecture for tissue engineering applications. These technologies combined with computer-aided design systems
enable to produce three-dimensional structures layer-by-layer in a multitude of materials. Actual prediction of the
effective mechanical properties of scaffolds produced by Additive manufacturing systems, is very important for
tissue ...