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Recent progress in 3D printing degradable polylactic acid-based bone repair scaffold for the application of cancellous bone defect

Xulin Hu

Corresponding Author

Xulin Hu

Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

Correspondence Xulin Hu and Kainan Li, Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610081, China.

Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

Contribution: Conceptualization (equal), Data curation (equal), Formal analysis (equal), Supervision (equal), Visualization (equal), Writing - original draft (equal), Writing - review & editing (equal)

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Zhidong Lin

Zhidong Lin

The Second Affiliated Hospital of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou University of Chinese Medicine, Guangzhou, China

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Jian He

Jian He

College of Medical, Henan University of Science and Technology, Luoyang, China

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Minchang Zhou

Minchang Zhou

Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

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Shuhao Yang

Shuhao Yang

Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

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Yao Wang

Yao Wang

Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

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Kainan Li

Corresponding Author

Kainan Li

Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu, China

Correspondence Xulin Hu and Kainan Li, Clinical Medical College & Affiliated Hospital of Chengdu University, Chengdu University, Chengdu 610081, China.

Email: [email protected] and [email protected]

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First published: 29 July 2022
Citations: 13

Xulin Hu, Zhidong Lin, and Jian He contributed equally to this study.

Abstract

Large size bone defects have become a growing clinical challenge. Cancellous bone, which has the highest volume ratio, the fastest replacement rate, and interconnected porous structure, plays a major role in bone repairing. Considering the structure and composition of cancellous bone, building a bionic 3D scaffold via customized-3D printing technology is the key to solving the problem. As the earliest degradable medical polymer material approved by Food and Drug Administration, polylactic acid has been proved to have excellent biosafety and can be copolymerized or blended with other synthetic polymers, natural polymers, and inorganic materials to improve its performance to better meet clinical applications. A series of biodegradable bone repair scaffolds based on polylactic acid composites and 3D printing technology are developed to achieve large bone defects. Here, we review the composition and structure of cancellous bone, highlighting the relationship to the requirements of bone repair scaffolds. The different types of polylactic-acid-based materials applied in 3D printing technology are described, emphasizing the connection between materials, preparation methods, and applications.

CONFLICT OF INTEREST

The authors declare no conflict of interest.

DATA AVAILABILITY STATEMENT

Data sharing is not applicable to this article as no new data were created or analyzed in this study.

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