Low-Temperature Deposition Manufacturing: A Versatile Material Extrusion-Based 3D Printing Technology for Fabricating Hierarchically Porous Materials

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PLLA/TCP scaffolds fabricated by LTDM technology. (a, b) Cylindrical scaffolds, (c) femoral scaffold, (d) cubic scaffold, (e, f) low and high magnified SEM image, (g, h) X-ray images of large bone defects before surgery and 24 weeks after implantation, and (i) histological section image after 24 weeks [19]. Reproduced with permission.

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