Comparison of SLM cpTi sheet-TPMS and trabecular-like strut-based scaffolds for tissue engineering (September 2021)

Published in Celebrating Excellence in Advanced Engineering Materials: Women in Engineering Materials: Advanced Engineering Materials (wiley.com)

Triply periodic minimal surface and trabecular-like structures are common approaches in tissue engineering. There are few comparative studies assessing the impact of topology on biological and mechanical performance independent of porosity and surface area. Herein, these two features are controlled, despite design-to-manufacture disparities intrinsic to selective laser melting. Smoothed trabecular scaffolds, with more accessible throats lined with microporosity, enhance osteoblastogenesis.