Polycaprolactone-based Scaffolds Fabricated Using Fused Deposition Modelling or Melt Extrusion Techniques for Bone Tissue Engineering - Biointerfaces: Where Material Meets Biology - page 221

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CHAPTER 9
Polycaprolactone-based
Scaffolds Fabricated Using
Fused Deposition Modelling or
Melt Extrusion Techniques for
Bone Tissue Engineering

PATRINA S. P. POH, a MICHAL BARTNIKOWSKI, a,b
TRAVIS J. KLEIN, b GILES T. S. KIRBY a AND
MARIA A. WOODRUFF* a

a Biomaterials and Tissue Morphology Group, Institute of Health and
Biomedical Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia;
b Cartilage Regeneration Laboratory, Institute of Health and Biomedical
Innovation, Queensland University of Technology, Australia
*Email: [e-mail]

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9.1 Introduction

9.1.1 Bone Tissue Engineering
Modern tissue engineering is a convergence of different disciplines. Broadly,
tissue engineering is a combination of successes from clinical medicine,
engineering and science. The current driving force for developments in
tissue engineering is a lack of transplants and a shortage of e cacious
implants for human organ or tissue replacements. Tissue engineering has