Development of sol-gel silica-based 3D printable materials with tunable degradation, mechanical properties and drug release capacity for tissue engineering
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Author
Rodríguez González, Raquel
Other authors
Pérez Antoñanzas, Román
Delgado Garoña, Luis María
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya. Departament de Ciències Bàsiques
Date of defense
2023-05-31T17:41:13Z2023-02-07
2025-02-06T01:00:00Z
Abstract
The bone is a very complex organ that participates in multiple critical functions for the human body. Bone can be affected by different health issues, such as physical trauma or tumor, and the body cannot regenerate large bone defects by itself. Nowadays, grafting is the main therapy, which is the replacement of missing bone with a graft. However, the use of grafts has some drawbacks, such as a limited availability, tissue rejection, donor site morbidity and infection. For this reason, Tissue Engineering has focused on the development of synthetic grafts in the form of scaffolds which are three dimensional porous structures that provide a 3D environment for the adhesion, proliferation, and differentiation of cells to produce new bone.
Document Type
Thesis
Published version
Language
English
Subjects and keywords
Silica
Hybrids
Hybrids
3D Printing
Bone regeneration
Sol-gel
Inks
Silica-gelatin
Tissue engineering
Gelatin
Ciencias de la salud
61
Pages
199 p.
application/pdf
Publisher
Universitat Internacional de Catalunya
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