Porous scaffold prepared from α′L-Dicalcium silicate doped with phosphorus

What is it about?

α′L-Dicalcium silicate ceramic doped with phosphorus in subsystem Ca2SiO4−7CaO·P2O5·2SiO2 was used as a template to prepare a porous scaffold by the burnout technique using cellulose as porogen.

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Why is it important?

he processing technique allowed scaffolds to be easily and cheaply obtained with porosities of up to 81% by combining macro- and microporosity. The specific area effectively increased which, together with the good bioactivity rate obtained, make this material a promising candidate for bone grafts in tissue engineering.