Porous biodegradable metals for hard tissue scaffolds: a review
Scaffolds have been utilized in tissue regeneration to facilitate the formation and maturation of new tissues or organs where a balance between temporary mechanical support and mass transport (degradation and cell growth) is ideally achieved. Polymers have been widely chosen as tissue scaffolding ma...
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Language: | English |
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Hindawi Publishing Corporation
2012
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Online Access: | http://eprints.utm.my/33465/1/HHermawan2012_PorousBiodegradableMetalsforHardTissue.pdf |