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US 2010/0136086 A1Published application
Dynamic bioactive nanofiber scaffolding
OwnerThomas E. Day, Erik M. Erbeinventors
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Abstract
A resorbable bone graft scaffold material, including a plurality of overlapping and interlocking fibers defining a scaffold structure and plurality of pores distributed throughout the scaffold. The fibers are characterized by fiber diameters ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 100 micrometers, and the fibers are a bioactive, resorbable material.
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A resorbable bone graft scaffold material, comprising:
- a plurality of overlapping and interlocking fibers defining a scaffold structure;
- and
- a plurality of pores distributed throughout the scaffold;
- wherein the fibers are characterized by fiber diameters ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 100 micrometers;
- wherein the fibers are a bioactive, resorbable material.
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A method for producing a resorbable, flexible bone graft scaffold material comprising:
- forming a plurality of resorbable fibers;
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- interlocking the plurality resorbable fibers into a fabric;
- wherein the fabric is characterized by an interconnected open pore structure;
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- wherein the fibers are characterized by fiber diameters substantially ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 10 micrometers.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.