Table 2.

Strengths and weaknesses of ceramics that have been used in bone tissue engineering.

Ceramic	Strengths	Weaknesses	Reference
HA	Found in natural bone tissue; biocompatible; stimulates osteoconduction	Not suitable as stand-alone supportive scaffold (often used to tune degradation)	[85,86]
TCP	High solubility; biodegradable	Low mechanical resistance; α-TCP rapid degradation	[87,88]
CaCO3	Flexibility in preparation; biodegradable	Reduction of compressive strength when used as additive to scaffold	[89]
BAGs	Antibacterial properties	Low fracture toughness limits implantation into load bearing bone alone	[90,91]