Development of polylactic acid/bioactive glass composite scaffolds based on I-graph wrapped package/neovius graded structures: mechanical, biological, and fluidic evaluations
摘要
Triply periodic minimal surfaces (TPMS) have emerged as promising approaches for bone scaffold design, enabling high surface area with complex interconnected geometries. The performance is governed by the lattice structure and material compositions. To date, studies combining hybrid morphology gradient (HMG) TPMS with polylactic acid/58S bioactive glass (PLA/BG) composites (simultaneously evaluating mechanical, biological, and fluidic behavior) remain limited. In present work, I-graph wrapped package and Neovius TPMS with uniform and HMG structures were designed (cell size 3.17 mm, porosity 70%) and fabricated using PLA/BG composites (1, 3, and 5 wt% BG) by the stereolithography. Mechanical (compressive strength, energy absorption) and biological performance (bioactivity/cytocompatibility) were prioritized, followed by fluid flow simulations (permeability/wall shear stress (WSS)). Among all structures, the Ineosin (HMG, PLA/BG 3%) structure showed the best-balanced performance, combining compressive strength and biological responses with adequate (trade-off) permeability and favourable WSS. It exhibited the highest compressive strength (40 MPa) and modern energy absorption (5–8.19