High Value Manufacturing – Bártolo et al. (Eds)
© 2014 Taylor & Francis Group, London, ISBN 978-1-138-00137-4
Biofabrication of three-dimensional scaffolds of polycaprolactone with
eggshell powder for bone regeneration
S. Biscaia, T. Viana, H.A. Almeida & P.J. Bártolo
Centre for Rapid and Sustainable Product Development, Polytechnic Institute of Leiria, Portugal
ABSTRACT: Hen eggshells (ES), a natural biomaterial from bone-like minerals, have been considered as
promising bone substitutes to be totally resorbable and biocompatible with good osteoconductivity. The purpose
of this study was to investigate the addition of untreated and treated (by different methods) ES powder on
poly(ε-caprolactone) (PCL). Scaffolds were produced using an extrusion-based ...