Preparation and In Vitro Behavior of a Poly(lactic acid)-Fiber/Hydroxyapatite Composite Sheet

This paper describes the processing and in vitro behavior of a poly(lactic acid) (PLA)-fiber/hydroxyapatite (HA) composite sheet consisting of a knitted PLA-fiber sheet and HA powder for bone tissue engineering. Type I collagen was used as a binding agent to combine the PLA fibers and the HA powder....

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Main Authors: Yasuhiro Tanimoto, Norihiro Nishiyama
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2009-01-01
Series:Advances in Materials Science and Engineering
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2009/827241