Nature Communications (Oct 2018)

A biomaterial with a channel-like pore architecture induces endochondral healing of bone defects

  • A. Petersen,
  • A. Princ,
  • G. Korus,
  • A. Ellinghaus,
  • H. Leemhuis,
  • A. Herrera,
  • A. Klaumünzer,
  • S. Schreivogel,
  • A. Woloszyk,
  • K. Schmidt-Bleek,
  • S. Geissler,
  • I. Heschel,
  • G. N. Duda

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-06504-7
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 9, no. 1
pp. 1 – 16

Abstract

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A bioengineering approach to enhance the regeneration of large bone defects is lacking. Here, the authors show that a biomaterial scaffold with a channel-like pore architecture enables organized endochondral ossification through directional cell recruitment and extracellular matrix alignment.