Tissue engineering scaffold

Tissue engineering scaffold

Abstract

A tissue engineering scaffold for cell, tissue or organ growth comprises a biocompatible porous polyurethane cellular material comprising a plurality of substantially spherical voids of diameter from 20 to 300 microns, preferably 80 to 200 microns, interconnected by generally elliptically shaped pores. The cellular material has a void content of from 85% to 98% and a surface area to volume of from 5 to 400 mm<2>/mm<3>, ideally from 20 to 80 mm<2>/mm<3>.

Year:  2007

Country:  US

Doc No:  2007003594

 

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