3D printing multifunctional devices without internal interfaces for cartilage repair
Lead Research Organisation:
University of Portsmouth
Department Name: Sch of Pharmacy & Biomedical Sciences
Abstract
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People |
ORCID iD |
| Gordon Blunn (Principal Investigator) |
Publications
De Mori A
(2024)
Ovine Mesenchymal Stem Cell Chondrogenesis on a Novel 3D-Printed Hybrid Scaffold In Vitro.
in Bioengineering (Basel, Switzerland)
| Description | The material that has been developed is biocompatible and is not cytotoxic The material that has been developed enhances the repair of cartilage defects The porous bioglass that has been produced enhances bone formation, ingrowth and integration |
| Exploitation Route | The development and translation of the research outputs into commercial implants that are used to repair cartilage defects or to enhance bone formation in bone defects |
| Sectors | Healthcare |
| Description | Collaboration with Imperial College |
| Organisation | Imperial College London |
| Country | United Kingdom |
| Sector | Academic/University |
| PI Contribution | histology of the cartilage regeneration adjacent to material developed by Imperial College X- ray Computer Tomography imaging the bone ingrowth and the bone implant interface into bioglass X- ray Computer Tomography imaging the bone ingrowth and the bone implant interface into porous material developed by Imperial College Histology and quantification of bone ingrowth and osteointegration of bioglass implants Histology and quantification of bone ingrowth and osteointegration of porous material developed by Imperial College Measurement of the biocompatibility of the material developed by Imperial College |
| Collaborator Contribution | Development of porous bioglass implant Development of porous bouncy bioglass implant |
| Impact | 1 Publication see the relevant section 1 Talk given at the European Society of Biomechanics Edinburgh 2024: B.K. Morrison, G.Blunn, R. Bonithon , J. Zekonyte , A. Heyraud , F. Tallia (3), J.R. Jones , A. Karali .Comparison of Bone Formation in Novel Scaffolds using X-Ray Computed Tomography and Nano-Indentation |
| Start Year | 2023 |