3D Printed Porous Bone Constructs

Bone supports and protects organs in the body. Bone has three dimensional (3D) structures, where the spongy and porous inner part is surrounded by an outer part of low porosity. Bone diseases and fractures affect a myriad of people and are serious health concerns in population where aging is coupled with increased obesity and poor physical activity. As a metabolically active tissue, bone self-heals, but its ability is limited by ages, diseases, pathological conditions, and cannot repair large defects, which lead to bone fractures.