Journal of Oral Tissue Engineering

ORIGINAL ARTICLE
SEM Observations of Three 3D Commercial Scaffolds and One Commercial Bone-defect Filling Block

Masayuki TAIRA and Yoshima ARAKI

Department of Dental Materials Science and Technology, Iwate Medical University School of Dentistry,
1-3-27, Chuo-dori, Morioka, Iwate 020-8505, Japan

Original Paper:J Oral Tissue Engin 2004;1(1): 97-102

Full Text. DOI https://doi.org/10.11223/jarde.1.97

Tissue engineering therapy in dentistry now utilizes bio-absorbable scaffolds. By scanning electron microscopy (SEM), we observed structures of three commercial scaffold sponges made of collagen, poly-lactide and calcium phosphate for 3-dimensional (3D) cell culture and one commercial porous bio-absorbable tri-calcium phosphate block for bone-defect filling. It became clear that four samples had pores which ranged widely from approximately 100 to 650 mm and the pores were interconnected both in parallel and perpendicular directions.
Key words:Scaffold, Sponge, SEM observation