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Fig. 2 Computational approaches for characterize of the scaffold. a (left) 2D cross section of
micro-CT images of a non injected CaP cement and (right) 3D reconstruction in MIMIC
(Materialize)of the CaP cement (from Lacroix et al. [ 9 ]). b Reconstructions of PLA-G5
(polylactide acid and glass) scaffold and representation of component in the finite element model
(from Milan et al. [ 13 ]). c CAD-designs of the repeating gyroid unit cells assemble of
6 9 6 9 12 unit cells, photo of build structures and lCT-scanning of the built structures
(modified from Melchels et al. [ 14 ])
obtained by superimposing consecutive cross sections to form a three-dimensional
reconstruction of the final sample (Fig 2 a, right).
Usually, after this characterization based on the distributions, shape and size of
the pores, the scaffold solid and internal volume of pores are computationally
reconstructed to simulate different physical and cellular processes. For these