TABLE 4.
Simulation name | Scaffold configuration | Figure | Latency period | Graft stimulatory effects | Surface guidance features |
Baseline model | Soft | 5D 4B (2)* | No | None | None |
Non-stimulated bone regeneration model | Soft | 5E | Yes | None | None |
Graft stimulatory effect on cell migration | Soft | 6A 4B (3)* | Yes | Osteoconductive | None |
Graft stimulatory effect on cell proliferation | Soft | 6B 4B (4)* | Yes | Osteoconductive | None |
Graft stimulatory effect on cell differentiation | Soft | 6C | Yes | Osteoinductive | None |
Combined graft osteoconductive and osteoinductive effects | Soft | 6D 4B (5)* | Yes | Osteoconductive + osteoinductive | None |
Bone graft-contained progenitor cells | Soft | 6E 4B (6)* | Yes | Initial seeding of progenitor cells | None |
Combined bone graft-contained progenitor cells with osteoconductive and osteoinductive effects | Soft | 6F 4B (7)* | Yes | Osteoconductive + osteoinductive + initial seeding of progenitor cells | None |
Surface-guided migration with non-stimulated bone regeneration | Soft | 7A | Yes | None | Surface-guided migration |
Surface ECM deposition with non-stimulated bone regeneration | Soft | 7B | Yes | None | Surface ECM deposition |
Surface-guided migration with bone graft osteoconductive effects | Soft | 7C | Yes | Osteoconductive | Surface-guided migration |
Surface ECM deposition with bone graft osteoconductive effects | Soft | 7D 4B (8)* | Yes | Osteoconductive | Surface ECM deposition |
Surface ECM deposition with bone graft osteoconductive effects | Stiff | 8B | Yes | Osteoconductive | Surface ECM deposition |
*The number in parentheses refers to the bar chart reference number for the simulation case on Figure 4B.