Bamboo-Inspired Porous Scaffolds for Advanced Orthopedic Implants: Design, Mechanical Properties, and Fluid Characteristics
ACS biomaterials science & engineering(2024)
Abstract
In orthopedic implant development, incorporating a porous structure into implants can reduce the elastic modulus to prevent stress shielding but may compromise yield strength, risking prosthesis fracture. Bamboo's natural structure, with its exceptional strength-to-weight ratio, serves as inspiration. This study explores biomimicry using bamboo-inspired porous scaffolds (BISs) resembling cortical bone, assessing their mechanical properties and fluid characteristics. The BIS consists of two 2D units controlled by structural parameters alpha and beta. The mechanical properties, failure mechanisms, energy absorption, and predictive performance are investigated. BIS exhibits mechanical properties equivalent to those of natural bone. Specifically, alpha at 4/3 and beta at 2/3 yield superior mechanical properties, and the destruction mechanism occurs layer by layer. Besides, the Gibson-Ashby models with different parameters are established to predict mechanical properties. Fluid dynamics analysis reveals two high-flow channels in BISs, enhancing nutrient delivery through high-flow channels and promoting cell adhesion and proliferation in low-flow regions. For wall shear stress below 30 mPa (ideal for cell growth), alpha at 4/3 achieves the highest percentage (99.04%), and beta at 2/3 achieves 98.46%. Permeability in all structural parameters surpasses that of human bone. Enhanced performance of orthopedic implants through a bionic approach that enables the creation of pore structures suitable for implants.
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Key words
bioinspired structure,orthopedic implants,porous scaffold,mechanical properties,computationalfluid dynamics
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