Aoki, K.; Ideta, H.; Komatsu, Y.; Tanaka, A.; Kito, M.; Okamoto, M.; Takahashi, J.; Suzuki, S.; Saito, N. Bone-Regeneration Therapy Using Biodegradable Scaffolds: Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics and Biodegradable Polymers. Bioengineering2024, 11, 180.
Aoki, K.; Ideta, H.; Komatsu, Y.; Tanaka, A.; Kito, M.; Okamoto, M.; Takahashi, J.; Suzuki, S.; Saito, N. Bone-Regeneration Therapy Using Biodegradable Scaffolds: Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics and Biodegradable Polymers. Bioengineering 2024, 11, 180.
Aoki, K.; Ideta, H.; Komatsu, Y.; Tanaka, A.; Kito, M.; Okamoto, M.; Takahashi, J.; Suzuki, S.; Saito, N. Bone-Regeneration Therapy Using Biodegradable Scaffolds: Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics and Biodegradable Polymers. Bioengineering2024, 11, 180.
Aoki, K.; Ideta, H.; Komatsu, Y.; Tanaka, A.; Kito, M.; Okamoto, M.; Takahashi, J.; Suzuki, S.; Saito, N. Bone-Regeneration Therapy Using Biodegradable Scaffolds: Calcium Phosphate Bioceramics and Biodegradable Polymers. Bioengineering 2024, 11, 180.
Abstract
Synthetic bone made of calcium phosphate is widely used for the clinical treatment of bone defects caused by trauma and bone tumors. Although synthetic bone is easy to use, its effects are only partial depending on the size and location of the bone defect, and there are many treatment options other than the use of synthetic bone. Various biodegradable polymers that are being considered for use as scaffolds for regenerative medicine are also being considered for use as synthetic bones; however, commercial synthetic bone products with performance comparable to that of calcium phosphate bioceramics have not yet been clinically applied. This review introduces the practice of bone regeneration therapy with synthetic bone and recent research on bone regeneration therapy with biodegradable polymers.
Keywords
bone defect; bone regeneration; scaffold; calcium phosphate; biodegradable polymer
Subject
Biology and Life Sciences, Biology and Biotechnology
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