Scaffolds
Structural Properties
- Techniques to manufacture scaffolds are dependent on the properties of the materials and its intended application
- Scaffolds composed of polymers, ceramics or composites
- Select material that closely resembles properties of tissue it is to replace
- Soft tissues (skin, tendon, ligament, lung, liver, vascular) - natural and synthetic polymers
- Hard tissues (bone and dentin) - metals, ceramics, composites