Degradation Behaviour of Biodegradable Biopolymer and Calcium Phosphates Composites

8th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials "Design of Biomaterials": Book of Abstracts 2015
Marina Putniņa, Jānis Ločs, Andris Putniņš

Calcium phosphates (CaP) have excellent biomaterial properties and are widely applied for bone regeneration. A major drawback is the brittle nature of CaP, therefore it has limited use in load bearing areas of skeleton. Biodegradable polymer (e.g. polylactic acid and polycaprolactone) is biocompatible, synthetic polymer with high strength and modulus. It can easily be processed into shapes such as screws, pins and plates for orthopaedic applications, and fabricated into scaffolds for replacement and regeneration of tissues.

Keywords
biodegradable biopolymer, calcium phosphates composites, degradation

Sokolova, M., Ločs, J., Putniņš, A. Degradation Behaviour of Biodegradable Biopolymer and Calcium Phosphates Composites. In: 8th Annual Meeting of the Scandinavian Society for Biomaterials "Design of Biomaterials": Book of Abstracts, Latvia, Sigulda, 6-8 May, 2015. Riga: 2015, pp.56-56. ISSN 1473-2262.

Publication language
English (en)