Development of Synthetic Barrier Dental Membrane for Guided Bone Regeneration

Abstract

The barrier membrane three-layer construction is designed to attract, trap, and retain fibroblasts and epithelial cells while maintaining space around teeth for development of bone and periodontal support tissues. The scaffold is characterized by a highly interconnected macroporosity, with macropores of 0.3 −5 mm and improved mechanical properties with respect to the polymer alone, producing excellent dimensional stability.