Bioactive macro/micro porous silk fibroin/nano-sized calcium phosphate scaffolds with potential for bone-tissue-engineering applications - Yan, Le-Ping; Silva-Correia, Joana; Correia, Cristina; Caridade, Sofia G; Fernandes, Emanuel M; Sousa, Rui A; Mano, João F; Oliveira, Joaquim M; Oliveira, Ana L; Reis, Rui L (Nanomedicine (London, England), 2013)
Keywords: Animals; Biocompatible Materials - chemistry; Biological and medical sciences; Biotechnology; Bombyx; Bone and Bones - chemistry; bone tissue engineering; Calcifying Nanoparticles - chemistry; Calcifying Nanoparticles - therapeutic use; Calcium phosphate; Calcium Phosphates - chemistry; Calcium Phosphates - therapeutic use; Composition; Fibroins - chemistry; Fibroins - ultrastructure; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Health. Pharmaceutical industry; Humans; Industrial applications and implications. Economical aspects; Innovations; Medical sciences; Microscopy, Electron, Scanning; Miscellaneous; nano-sized calcium phosphate; nanocomposite; Nanoparticles; Orthopedic surgery; Particle Size; Porosity; porous scaffold; Properties; Silk - chemistry; Silk - ultrastructure; silk fibroin; Surgery (general aspects). Transplantations, organ and tissue grafts. Graft diseases; Tissue Engineering; Tissue Scaffolds - chemistry; nano-sized calcium phosphate nanocomposite; porous scaffold; Tissue engineering; bone tissue engineering; Calcium phosphate; Scaffold; Biological activity; Composite material; Protein; silk fibroin; Osteoarticular system; Silk; Natural fiber; Animal fiber; Fibroin; Nanocomposite; Bone; Porosity; Nanomedicine