Biocompatibility and degradation of poly(DL‐lactic‐co‐glycolic acid)/calcium phosphate cement composites

Injectable calcium phosphate (Ca‐P) cement materials exhibit favorable osteocompatible behavior but are resorbed slowly because of a lack of a bone ingrowth–enabling macroporosity. In this study, poly( DL ‐lactic‐ co ‐glycolic acid) (PLGA) microparticles (average size 66 ± 25 μm) were incorporated into Ca‐P cement to obtain a macroporous Ca‐P cement scaffold after PLGA hydrolysis in vivo . Preset PLGA/Ca‐P cement composite discs of various...