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A numerical study on mechanical and permeability properties of novel design additive manufactured Titanium based metal matrix composite bone scaffold for bone tissue engineering.

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Title: A numerical study on mechanical and permeability properties of novel design additive manufactured Titanium based metal matrix composite bone scaffold for bone tissue engineering.
Authors: Puthillam, Umanath1 (AUTHOR), Selvam, Renold Elsen1 (AUTHOR) renoldelsen@gmail.com
Source: Journal of Biomaterials Applications. Aug2025, Vol. 40 Issue 2, p268-283. 16p.
Subjects: Young's modulus, Titanium silicate, Compact bone, Tissue engineering, Calcium silicates, Metallic composites, Tissue scaffolds
Abstract: A novel design was developed for extrusion based additive manufacturing (robocasting) of bone scaffolds and a numerical study was carried out to find the optimal design to develop a bone scaffold for critical bone defect treatments. Initially, Representative Volume Analysis (RVE) analysis was carried out to predict the Young's modulus (E) of Titanium + Calcium Silicate and Titanium + Hydroxyapatite composites. The RVE analysis outputs were used to find out the E value of various bone scaffold designs and material compositions. The novel stepped design could be used to tailor the mechanical and biological properties of the scaffold by altering the contact support area between strands and changing the pore size, shape and orientation to control the permeability and nutrient transportation. The test revealed that some of the designed scaffolds are suitable for developing scaffolds for cortical bone defects as the E value lies between 10 and 30 GPa. The CFD analysis indicated that some designs do not possess the permeability required for a scaffold to aid nutrient transportation which is ideally between 1.5 × 10−9 and 5 × 10−8 m2. A sample model was printed and sintered in an argon atmosphere using a microwave furnace to check the feasibility of the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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Abstract:A novel design was developed for extrusion based additive manufacturing (robocasting) of bone scaffolds and a numerical study was carried out to find the optimal design to develop a bone scaffold for critical bone defect treatments. Initially, Representative Volume Analysis (RVE) analysis was carried out to predict the Young's modulus (E) of Titanium + Calcium Silicate and Titanium + Hydroxyapatite composites. The RVE analysis outputs were used to find out the E value of various bone scaffold designs and material compositions. The novel stepped design could be used to tailor the mechanical and biological properties of the scaffold by altering the contact support area between strands and changing the pore size, shape and orientation to control the permeability and nutrient transportation. The test revealed that some of the designed scaffolds are suitable for developing scaffolds for cortical bone defects as the E value lies between 10 and 30 GPa. The CFD analysis indicated that some designs do not possess the permeability required for a scaffold to aid nutrient transportation which is ideally between 1.5 × 10−9 and 5 × 10−8 m2. A sample model was printed and sintered in an argon atmosphere using a microwave furnace to check the feasibility of the process. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
ISSN:08853282
DOI:10.1177/08853282251333237