title: Manufacture of biomaterials by a novel printing process.
abstract: Tricalcium phosphate (TCP) scaffolds with controlled internal porosity were fabricated with a suspension of TCP in diacrylate cross-linking monomers using a mold prepared by ink-jet printing. Scaffolds were removed by selective dissolution of the mold. They were heat treated for removal of the acrylic binder followed by sintering. Despite a considerable linear shrinkage, scaffold porosity was retained after sintering. Composite scaffolds were fabricated from TCP in poly(ethylene glycol) diacrylate using an identical gel casting route.
authors.affiliation: Manchester Materials Science Centre, UMIST, Grosvenor Street, Manchester, M1 7HS, UK.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Limpanuphap
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Derby