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Hierarchically structured titanium foams for tissue scaffold applications
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Singh, R., Lee, P. D., Jones, J. R., Poologasundarampillai, G., Post, T., Lindley, T. C. and Dashwood, R. J.. (2010) Hierarchically structured titanium foams for tissue scaffold applications. Acta Biomaterialia, Vol.6 (No.12). pp. 4596-4604. ISSN 1742-7061
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.actbio.2010.06.027
Abstract
We present a novel route for producing a new class of titanium foams for use in biomedical implant applications. These foams are hierarchically porous, with both the traditional large (>300 mu m) highly interconnected pores and, uniquely, wall struts also containing micron scale (0.5-5 mu m) interconnected porosities. The fabrication method consists of first producing a porous oxide precursor via a gel casting method, followed by electrochemical reduction to produce a metallic foam. This method offers the unique ability to tailor the porosity at several scales independently, unlike traditional space-holder techniques. Reducing the pressure during foam setting increased the macro-pore size. The intra-strut pore size (and percentage) can be controlled independently of macro-pore size by altering the ceramic loading and sintering temperature during precursor production. Typical properties for an 80% porous Ti foam were a modulus of similar to 1 GPa, a yield strength of 8 MPa and a permeability of 350 Darcies, all of which are in the range required for biomedical implant applications. We also demonstrate that the micron scale intra-strut porosities can be exploited to allow infiltration of bioactive materials using a novel bioactive silica-polymer composite, resulting in a metal-bioactive silica-polymer composite. (C) 2010 Acta Materialia Inc. Published by Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
| Item Type: | Journal Article |
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| Subjects: | R Medicine |
| Divisions: | Faculty of Science > WMG (Formerly the Warwick Manufacturing Group) |
| Journal or Publication Title: | Acta Biomaterialia |
| Publisher: | Elsevier Science Ltd. |
| ISSN: | 1742-7061 |
| Date: | December 2010 |
| Volume: | Vol.6 |
| Number: | No.12 |
| Number of Pages: | 9 |
| Page Range: | pp. 4596-4604 |
| Identification Number: | 10.1016/j.actbio.2010.06.027 |
| Status: | Peer Reviewed |
| Publication Status: | Published |
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
| Funder: | EC |
| URI: | http://wrap.warwick.ac.uk/id/eprint/4819 |
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