Host: The Japanese Society for Dental Materials and Devices
Many applications of bioceramics for bone reconstruction and bone tissue engineering are under progress. However, fabrication of ceramics adaptive to individual defect is still unsolved. In the present study, application of 3D Printing to fabricate free form objects was considered. In this method, however, it is difficult to find the biocompatible ink to solidify hydroxyapatite. On the other hand, gypsum has been used as biomaterial to fill the bone defect. Then, we tried to fabricate ceramics with the compound powder of hydroxyapatite and gypsum by using water based ink.
