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CERAMIC SCAFFOLDS FOR BONE REPAIR

  • US 20110052660A1
  • Filed: 10/12/2010
  • Published: 03/03/2011
  • Est. Priority Date: 03/16/2007
  • Status: Abandoned Application
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1. A method of making a ceramic article, comprising:

  • a) forming at least one ceramic composition into a defined shape comprising at least two zones with different porosity or pore size, wherein a second said zone surrounds a first said zone in at least two dimensions, each said ceramic composition containing a ceramic material and a liquid;

    b) exposing the shaped ceramic composition(s) to a solvent in which the liquid is soluble, to extract the liquid from and thereby harden said shaped ceramic composition(s); and

    c) solidifying the resulting hardened ceramic composition(s) to provide the ceramic article.

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