All-natural ceramic composite bone scaffolds of whitlockite/wollastonite fibers: DLP additive manufacturing, microstructure, and performance

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Title: All-natural ceramic composite bone scaffolds of whitlockite/wollastonite fibers: DLP additive manufacturing, microstructure, and performance
Authors: Wang Guo, Lei Zhao, Ping Li, Enyu Wang, Yuanheng Pang, Yanting Wei, Bowen Li, Yanjian Huang, Bin Liu, Shan Wang, Hui You, Yu Long
Source: Journal of Materials Research and Technology, Vol 33, Iss , Pp 7391-7405 (2024)
Publisher Information: Elsevier, 2024.
Publication Year: 2024
Collection: LCC:Mining engineering. Metallurgy
Subject Terms: Digital light processing (DLP), Vat photopolymerization additive manufacturing, Bioactive ceramic bone scaffold, Microstructure, Mechanical properties, Biological properties, Mining engineering. Metallurgy, TN1-997
More Details: In this study, we introduced a novel approach by using natural calcium phosphate-based ceramic whitlockite as the matrix, natural silicon-based ceramic wollastonite fiber as the secondary phase, and desktop-level DLP 3D printing as the fabrication method to develop an all-natural ceramic porous bone scaffold with excellent mechanical, degradable, biomineralization, and cell responses. The results demonstrated that, at a solid loading of 75 wt% and a sintering temperature of 1000 °C, the compressive strength of the whitlockite porous scaffold reached 20.0 MPa. With the incorporation of wollastonite fiber, the compressive strength of the composite ceramic scaffold further increased to 31.0 MPa, achieving a top-tier level for desktop-level DLP-printed porous ceramic bone scaffolds. This mechanical enhancement effect was mainly attributed to the grain refinement effect of WF on whitlockite and the fiber reinforcement effect of WF. Additionally, the degradation rate of the composite ceramic scaffold increased with higher WF content, attributed to the rapid degradation rate of WF and the microstructural changes in the whitlockite matrix induced by WF doping. Furthermore, the biomineralization capability and cellular response of the composite ceramic scaffold were enhanced with WF doping, due to the improved degradation ability promoting the release of calcium, phosphate, and silicon ions. This study further validates the applicability of desktop-level DLP for fabricating ceramic bone scaffolds and provides evidence of the potential of all-natural ceramic whitlockite/WF as bone scaffold materials.
Document Type: article
File Description: electronic resource
Language: English
ISSN: 2238-7854
Relation: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S223878542402605X; https://doaj.org/toc/2238-7854
DOI: 10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.11.077
Access URL: https://doaj.org/article/f461a8a080c940dd84a729e56db6ed64
Accession Number: edsdoj.f461a8a080c940dd84a729e56db6ed64
Database: Directory of Open Access Journals
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ISSN:22387854
DOI:10.1016/j.jmrt.2024.11.077
Published in:Journal of Materials Research and Technology
Language:English