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Preparation and characterization of a novel porous titanium scaffold with 3D hierarchical porous structures

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This study aims to prepare a novel porous titanium (Ti) scaffold in order to improve the biocompatibility of the metallic implants. Porous Ti was produced by a Liquid foaming method and subsequent chemical treatments. It was found that the scaffold had three-dimensionally hierarchical porous structures with pore size ranging from nanometer to micrometer scale, and it also had activated surface. Mechanical test results showed that the scaffold also has sufficient compressive strength to meet the requirements of implantation. Protein adsorption results indicated that the novel scaffolds significantly enhanced the protein adsorption.

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This research was supported by the Chinese FANEDD (200554) and the National Key Project of Scientific and Technical Supporting Programs Funded by the Chinese MSTC (2006BAI16B01).

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  1. Key Laboratory of Advanced Technologies of Materials (Ministry of Education), Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Yuejun Chen, Bo Feng, Yaping Zhu, Jie Weng, Jianxin Wang & Xiong Lu

  2. School of Materials Science and Engineering, Southwest Jiaotong University, Chengdu, Sichuan, People’s Republic of China

    Yuejun Chen, Bo Feng, Yaping Zhu, Jie Weng, Jianxin Wang & Xiong Lu

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Chen, Y., Feng, B., Zhu, Y. et al. Preparation and characterization of a novel porous titanium scaffold with 3D hierarchical porous structures. J Mater Sci: Mater Med 22, 839–844 (2011). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10856-011-4280-0

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