On-Line Control for the Pore Size of Bone Scaffold Based on LDM
The scaffold is a key part of the artificial regeneration osseous tissues. The ideal scaffold will have the ability to mimic the fully functional tissue, which can afford the fibrous form and complex function of the native ECM. Although Low-temperature deposition manufacturing is a promising method for fabricate tissue scaffold because scaffold can maintain a good performance of biomaterials in low temperature, the scaffold pore size can not be controlled according to demands. Therefore, the key factors that affect the pore size of bone scaffolds are firstly analyzed. Then the mechanism for on-line control is given. Finally, an automatic control system is proposed and some experimental results are given, which have demonstrated the effects of processing parameters on the Shaping of scaffold material.