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Blunn, Gw
University of Portsmouth
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- 2023Accelerated Degradation of Poly-ε-caprolactone Composite Scaffolds for Large Bone Defectscitations
- 2022Design and in vivo testing of novel single-stage tendon graft using polyurethane nanocomposite polymer for tendon reconstructioncitations
- 2018Novel adaptive finite element algorithms to predict bone ingrowth in additive manufactured porous implantscitations
- 2018Novel adaptive finite element algorithms to predict bone ingrowth in additive manufactured porous implants.
- 2017Clinical cold welding of the modular total hip arthroplasty prosthesiscitations
- 2017Intrinsic osteoinductivity of porous titanium scaffold for bone tissue engineeringcitations
- 2017Fretting corrosion behavior of nitinol spinal rods in conjunction with titanium pedicle screwscitations
- 2016Corrosion at the head-neck interface of current designs of modular femoral componentscitations
- 2016Metal concentrations in the blood and tissues after implantation of titanium growth guidance sliding instrumentationcitations
- 2016Nanohydroxyapatite effect on the degradation, osteoconduction and mechanical properties of polymeric bone tissue engineered scaffoldscitations
- 2015The effect of frictional torque and bending moment on corrosion at the taper interfacecitations
- 2015Lessons from retrievalscitations
- 2015Analysis of retrieved growth guidance sliding LSZ-4D devices for early onset scoliosis and investigation of the use of nitinol rods for this systemcitations
- 2015Silicate-substituted calcium phosphate with enhanced strut porosity stimulates osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cellscitations
- 2014Low dose of propranolol does not affect rat osteotomy healing and callus strengthcitations
- 2013Enhanced wear and corrosion in modular tapers in total hip replacement is associated with the contact area and surface topographycitations
- 2011Enhancing the soft tissue seal around intraosseous transcutaneous amputation prostheses using silanized fibronectin titanium alloycitations
- 2008Composite ceramic bone graft substitute in the treatment of locally aggressive benign bone tumours.citations
- 2006Porous Ti-6Al-4V bone replacement materials produced by Selective Laser Sintering (SLS)
- 2004The effect of diamond like carbon and hydroxyapatite coatings on soft tissue reactions to external fixation screws under load
- 2000Fractographic examination of racing greyhound central (navicular) tarsal bone failure surfaces using scanning electron microscopy
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Accelerated Degradation of Poly-ε-caprolactone Composite Scaffolds for Large Bone Defects
Abstract
<jats:p>This research investigates the accelerated hydrolytic degradation process of both anatomically designed bone scaffolds with a pore size gradient and a rectangular shape (biomimetically designed scaffolds or bone bricks). The effect of material composition is investigated considering poly-ε-caprolactone (PCL) as the main scaffold material, reinforced with ceramics such as hydroxyapatite (HA), β-tricalcium phosphate (TCP) and bioglass at a concentration of 20 wt%. In the case of rectangular scaffolds, the effect of pore size (200 μm, 300 μm and 500 μm) is also investigated. The degradation process (accelerated degradation) was investigated during a period of 5 days in a sodium hydroxide (NaOH) medium. Degraded bone bricks and rectangular scaffolds were measured each day to evaluate the weight loss of the samples, which were also morphologically, thermally, chemically and mechanically assessed. The results show that the PCL/bioglass bone brick scaffolds exhibited faster degradation kinetics in comparison with the PCL, PCL/HA and PCL/TCP bone bricks. Furthermore, the degradation kinetics of rectangular scaffolds increased by increasing the pore size from 500 μm to 200 μm. The results also indicate that, for the same material composition, bone bricks degrade slower compared with rectangular scaffolds. The scanning electron microscopy (SEM) images show that the degradation process was faster on the external regions of the bone brick scaffolds (600 μm pore size) compared with the internal regions (200 μm pore size). The thermal gravimetric analysis (TGA) results show that the ceramic concentration remained constant throughout the degradation process, while differential scanning calorimetry (DSC) results show that all scaffolds exhibited a reduction in crystallinity (Xc), enthalpy (Δm) and melting temperature (Tm) throughout the degradation process, while the glass transition temperature (Tg) slightly increased. Finally, the compression results show that the mechanical properties decreased during the degradation process, with PCL/bioglass bone bricks and rectangular scaffolds presenting higher mechanical properties with the same design in comparison with the other materials.</jats:p>