Abstract
Rapid prototyping, automatic image processing (computer-aided design (CAD)) and computer-aided manufacturing techniques are opening new and interesting prospects for medical devices and tissue engineering, especially for hard tissues such as bone. The development of a bone high-resolution scaffold prototype using these techniques is described. The results testify to the fidelity existing between microtomographic reconstruction and CAD. Furthermore, stereolithographic manufacturing of this scaffold, which possesses a high degree of similarity to the starting model as monitored by morphological evaluations (mean diameter 569 ± 147 μm), represents a promising result for regenerative medicine applications.
Original language | English (US) |
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Pages (from-to) | 196-199 |
Number of pages | 4 |
Journal | Medical and Biological Engineering and Computing |
Volume | 43 |
Issue number | 2 |
DOIs | |
State | Published - Mar 2005 |
Keywords
- Bone-like scaffold
- CAD/CAM
- Microtomography
- Stereolithography
- Tissue engineering
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- Biomedical Engineering
- Health Informatics
- Health Information Management
- Computer Science Applications
- Computational Theory and Mathematics