23 Jul ORTHOPAEDIC SCAFFOLDS FOR TISSUE ENGINEERING
Abstract
A process for preparing an orthopaedic scaffold, or other solid body, said process comprising forming shaped blocks of a bioactive material comprising silicon, treating one or more selected surfaces of said blocks such that the y will adhere to a similarly treated surface of a similar block, and self- assembly of a scaffold comprising two or more of said blocks under condition s in which the treated surfaces will bind together, and thereafter recovering the assembled structure. Products including orthopaedic scaffolds obtained using this process are also provided.
Year: 2003
Country: CA
Doc No: 2487598