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Nanophase Alumina/Poly(L-Lactic Acid) Composite Scaffolds for Biomedical Applications

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 February 2011

Aaron J. Dulgar Tulloch
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590, USA Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590, USA
Rena Bizios
Affiliation:
Department of Biomedical Engineering, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590, USA Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590, USA
Richard W. Siegel
Affiliation:
Department of Materials Science and Engineering, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590, USA Rensselaer Nanotechnology Center, Rensselaer Poytechnic Institute, Troy, NY 12180–3590, USA
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Abstract

Three-dimensional composites of nanophase alumina and poly(L-lactic acid) with an interconnected porous network and an overall porosity in excess of 90% are cytocompatible. Osteoblast proliferation on the nanophase ceramic/polymer composites is a function of time of cell culture and of nanoceramic loading in the biomaterial substrates.

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Copyright © Materials Research Society 2003

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