Biomedical Engineering Reference
In-Depth Information
FIGURE 11.10
PEG hydrogel as GBR membrane applied over bovine bone graft material.
influence of the hydrogel microstructures with the protein patterns. Such subcellular micropatterns
can be effectively utilized to study cell-biomaterial interactions and for their applications in tissue
engineering.
11.6 PEG HYDROGEL AS GBR MEMBRANE IN DENTAL IMPLANTOLOGY
GBR technique has been widely accepted for regenerating sufficient bone volume prior to or simulta-
neously with implant placement [30-32] . In the beginning, expanded polytetrafluoroethylene (ePTFE)
membranes were proposed to be a standard for GBR [33-35] . However, the disadvantages of non-
resorbable ePTFE membranes led to the development of biocompatible, bioresorbable membranes
[36-39] . Different types of biocompatible, bioresorbable membranes made of natural or synthetic
 
Search WWH ::




Custom Search