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Ravikumar Kuppusamy,
Arunnath A,
Nirmal kannan V,
Rajadurai Narayamurthy,
Dinesh Kumar S,
- Assistant Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, SRM Institute of Science and Technology Vadapalani Campus, Tamil Nadu, India
- Design Engineer, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Kagira Drawing Solutions, Tamil Nadu, India
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mohamed Sathak Engineering College, Tamil Nadu, India
- Enterprise Architect, Department of Information Technology, Tata Consultancy Services, Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India
- Professor, Department of Mechanical Engineering, Karpaga Vinayaga College of Engineering and Technology, Tamil Nadu, India
Abstract
Many osseous faults resulting from fracture offer inherent capacity of the body to overhaul and activate the bone grafts for recovery process. In the early development, non autologous bone grafts made of Titanium and stainless steel were suitable because of their mechanical strength, corrosion resistance, bio-compatibility and durability. Bio-degradable polymers belonging to the family of polymers and Bio-ceramics also, play a major role in orthopaedics. The polymers, poly glycolic acid, poly lactic acid, hyaluronic acid, chitosan and poly vinyl alcohol were degraded by hydrolysis, enzymatic mechanism that provides related mechanical and physical properties. The degradation characteristics were subjected to various parameters including their molecular structure, crystallinity and co-polymer ratio. Bio-ceramic materials, calcium phosphate, β tri-calcium phosphate, calcium sulphate, hydroxyapatite, tetra calcium phosphate and β calcium phosphate improves mechanical strength, bio-compatibility, wound healing process, proliferation rate and bonding strength to bone tissue which depends on the features of size of pore, shape of pore, porosity, inter-connectivity and surface area. These bio-materials were rapidly attaining identification in the domain of tissue engineering for scaffolds, extra-cellular matrix components and bone replacement for osteoporosis that can be tailored for specific patients. This review mainly focus on the investigation and characterization of polymerised bio-ceramics for the bone regenerative applications.
Keywords: Polymers, Bio-ceramics, Bio-degradable, Bio-compatibility, scaffold techniques, Bone regeneration
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Journal of Polymer & Composites
| Volume | 14 | |
| 04 | ||
| Received | 25/08/2026 | |
| Accepted | 03/09/2026 | |
| Published | 09/09/2026 | |
| Publication Time | 15 Days |