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Publication Type : Journal Article
Thematic Areas : Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine
Publisher : Acta Biomaterialia
Source : Acta Biomaterialia, Volume 6, Number 9, p.3448 - 3456 (2010)
Url : http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1742706110001558
Keywords : Scaffold
Campus : Kochi
School : Center for Nanosciences
Center : Amrita Center for Nanosciences and Molecular Medicine Move, Nanosciences
Department : Nanosciences
Year : 2010
Abstract : Mechanical stiffness is a fundamental parameter in the rational design of composites for bone tissue engineering in that it affects both the mechanical stability and the osteo-regeneration process at the fracture site. A mathematical model is presented for predicting the effective Young’s modulus (E) and shear modulus (G) of a multi-phase biocomposite as a function of the geometry, material properties and volume concentration of each individual phase. It is demonstrated that the shape of the reinforcing particles may dramatically affect the mechanical stiffness: E and G can be maximized by employing particles with large geometrical anisotropy, such as thin platelet-like or long fibrillar-like particles. For a porous poly(propylene fumarate) (60% porosity) scaffold reinforced with silicon particles (10% volume concentration) the Young’s (shear) modulus could be increased by more than 10 times by just using thin platelet-like as opposed to classical spherical particles, achieving an effective modulus E ∼ 8GPa (G ∼ 3.5GPa). The mathematical model proposed provides results in good agreement with several experimental test cases and could help in identifying the proper formulation of bone scaffolds, reducing the development time and guiding the experimental testing.
Cite this Research Publication : S. I. Ranganathan, Yoon, D. M., Henslee, A. M., Dr. Manitha B. Nair, Smid, C., F. Kasper, K., Tasciotti, E., Mikos, A. G., Decuzzi, P., and Ferrari, M., “Shaping the micromechanical behavior of multi-phase composites for bone tissue engineering”, Acta Biomaterialia, vol. 6, pp. 3448 - 3456, 2010.