Dynamic bioactive nanofiber scaffolding
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1. A method for producing a resorbable, flexible bone graft scaffold material comprising:
- forming a plurality of resorbable fibers;
interlinking the plurality of resorbable fibers to define a fabric having a plurality of open pores; and
filling at least some of the open pores with bioactive, resorbable ceramic microspheres;
wherein the fibers are characterized by fiber diameters substantially ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 10 micrometers; and
wherein the microspheres are characterized by diameters ranging up to about 3 millimeters.
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A resorbable bone graft scaffold material, including a plurality of overlapping and interlocking fibers defining a scaffold structure, plurality of pores distributed throughout the scaffold, and a plurality of glass microspheres distributed throughout the pores. The fibers are characterized by fiber diameters ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 100 micrometers, and the fibers are a bioactive, resorbable material. The fibers generally contribute about 20 to about 40 weight percent of the scaffold material, with the microspheres contributing the balance.
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1. A method for producing a resorbable, flexible bone graft scaffold material comprising:
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forming a plurality of resorbable fibers; interlinking the plurality of resorbable fibers to define a fabric having a plurality of open pores; and filling at least some of the open pores with bioactive, resorbable ceramic microspheres; wherein the fibers are characterized by fiber diameters substantially ranging from about 5 nanometers to about 10 micrometers; and wherein the microspheres are characterized by diameters ranging up to about 3 millimeters. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10)
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