Nanocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering

Abstract

The sections in this article are Introduction Tissue Engineering Scaffolds Materials Hydroxyapatite Silicates Carbon Nanotubes Bioactive Glass Polymers Natural Polymers Synthetic Polymers Processing Methods/Routes for Nanocomposites in Bone Tissue Engineering Electrospinning Phase Separation Freeze-Drying Particulate Leaching Self-Assembly Biocompatibility Counting Cell Densities Spectroscopic Techniques Bioactvity Engineering the Bone–Cartilage/Bone–Ligament Interface Interfacial Interactions in Nanocomposites for Bone Tissue Engineering Fourier Transform-Infrared (FT-IR) Spectroscopy Atomic Force Microscopy Modeling and Simulation Studies Summary and Conclusions Keywords: nanocomposite; biomaterials; tissue engineering; bone; biopolymers; biocompatibility