Numerical simulations of bioextruded polymer scaffolds for tissue engineering applications

Scaffolds provide a temporary mechanical and vascular support for tissue regeneration while shaping the in-growth tissues. These scaffolds must be biocompatible, biodegradable, enclose appropriate porosity, pore structure and pore distribution, and have optimal structural and vascular performance, with both surface and structural compatibility. Surface compatibility means a chemical, biological and physical suitability to the host tissue. Structural compatibility corresponds to an optimal adaptation to the mechanical behaviour of the host tissue. Recent advances in the design of tissue engineering scaffolds are increasingly relying on computer-aided design modelling and numerical simulations. The design of optimized scaffolds based on fundamental knowledge of their macro microstructure is a relevant topic of research. This research work presents a comparison between experimental compressive data and numerical simulations of bioextruded polymer scaffolds with different pore sizes for the elastic and plastic domain. Constitutive behaviour models of cellular structures are used in numerical simulations to compare numerical data with the experimental compressive data. Vascular simulation is also used in the design process of the extrusion-based scaffolds in order to define an optimized scaffold design. ?? 2013 Society of Chemical Industry

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