In vitro studies of a potential bone substitute

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Two-layer membranes of calcium phosphate/collagen/PLGA nanofibres: in vitro biomineralisation and osteogenic differentiation of human mesenchymal stem cells

N Hild, O D Schneider, D Mohn, N A Luechinger, F M Koehler, S Hofmann, J R Vetsch, B W Thimm, R Müller and W J Stark

Nanoscale, 2011, DOI: 10.1039/C0NR00615G, Advance Article

A study evaluating the in vitro biomedical performance of a potential biomaterial that mimics bone tissue.

The material, a bilayer made of  poly(lactide-co-glycolide), calcium phosphate and collagen, could have applications in treatment of bone defects with complex geometries as wound dressing material.

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