Volume 49, Issue 23 pp. i-ii
Cover Image

Cover Image, Volume 49, Issue 23

First published: 21 October 2011

Graphical Abstract

The fabrication of biocompatible and biodegradable 3D scaffolds by lithography-based additive manufacturing technology represents an appealing approach in tissue engineering. The cover image shows a 3D scaffold mimicking the structure of cancellous bone, made of a photopolymerizable hybrid resin based on vinyl esters shaped by a digital light-processing technique. Emphasis is given on high photoreactivity and low cytotoxicity of the resin as well as on the mechanical properties and controlled degradability of the final polymer. More information can be found in the article on page 4927 by Robert Liska and colleagues.

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