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. 2019 Aug 21;9(45):26252–26262. doi: 10.1039/c9ra05214c

Summary of composites materials used to manufacture scaffolds for bone tissue engineering.

Type Raw materials Additives Study outcome Ref.
Metal matrix composites Ti6Al4V Young's modulus similar to human natural bone, improved the mechanical shielding 114,115
Ti6Al4V Tantalum (Ta) Better bone ingrowth in Ta-coated scaffolds 116
Ti6Al4V Simvastatin/Hydrogel Significantly improved neovascularization, osteointegration and bone ingrowth 117
Ti6Al4V HA/pDA Significantly promoted bone regeneration and improved osteointegration and osteogenesis 118
Ti6Al4V/Fibrin glue Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF) and BMP-2 Significantly enhanced both osteogenesis and angiogenesis for a single factor or dual factors, but synergistic effects of two-factor combination can observe angiogenesis but lack osteogenesis 119
Polymer matrix composites Bioactive glass (BG) Collagen-glycosaminoglycan (CG) Promoting bone tissue regeneration and overcoming the problem of inadequate graft vascularization in tissue engineering 120
Poly(L/DL lactide) (PLDL)/PCL Osteogenon-drug Use of osteogenon improves mineralization, cell adhesion and cell differentiation 121
PEG/PU BMSCs The polymer matrix is highly thermally stable, regulatable, degradable at an acidic pH (5.8), biodegradable, cell compatible and has excellent porosity 23
PLA Bioactive organically modified glass (ormoglass) The fibers are coated with different ormoglass components and their properties (roughness, stiffness and morphology) are adjusted by altering the trial parameters 122
Poly(D,l-Lactide) (PDLLA) BGs and CuO/ZnO By appropriately adding Cu- and Zn-doped BG in the PDLLA, composite scaffolds can be obtained with improved bioactivity 123
Ceramic matrix composites Titanium dioxide PLGA/gentamicin Confirmed the effective antibacterial activity of the released gentamicin and the compatibility of the scaffold on osteoblast-like cells(MG-63) 124
HA/β-TCP BMP-2 Real application possibilities for bone tissue engineering purposes 125
β-TCP Iron-containing Iron maybe help to promote the bone conduction properties of calcium phosphate (CaP) ceramics 126
n-HA/poly(D,L-lactide-co-glycolide) (PLAGA) hMSCs Allowing for the generation of engineered bone tissue 24
HA/Poly(D,l-lactic acid)-co-poly-(ethylene glycol)-co-poly(D,L-lactic acid) (PELA) BMSCs/rhBMP-2 Making the scaffolds suitable for evaluating bone regeneration approaches based on cell/the PELA/HA scaffolds with 500 ng of rhBMP-2 25
Functional composites Photocrosslinking of PCL and bioactive polydopamine coating Temperature The capacity to automatically fit into irregular defects and superior bioactivity because of polydopamine-coating 127
Polypyrrole (PPy), HA, gelatin and mesoporous silica Electrical stimulation Good mechanical properties, higher protein adsorption 128
PLGA Black phosphorus (BP)/SrCl2 The obtained scaffolds had good biocompatibility and good bone regeneration ability under near-infrared (NIR) irradiation in vivo in rats 129
Polypyrrole/alginate (PPy/Alg) hMSCs and electrical stimulation Enhanced cell adhesion and growth 130
Gelatin/bioactive glass Poly(3,4-ethylenedioxythiophene):poly(4-styrene sulfonate) (PEDOT:PSS) and electrical stimulation Adding PEDOT stabilizes the structure of scaffolds and enhances the cellular properties of mesenchymal stem cells 131
Transglutaminase cross-linked gelatin (TG-Gel) BMP-2, matrix rigidity and mechanical signaling The combination of hydrogel hardness and BMP-2 has a synergistic effect on cellular osteogenic differentiation 132